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Following the Rules: Agents and Editors

November 11, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  5 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

Weather: Cloudy and 67º

I guess you can tell that we’ve been talking about rule-following and judicious rule-bending this week. Let’s take a look at some of the rules …

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Following the Rules: Queries

November 9, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

Weather: Gorgeous Autumn Weather– sunny and 66º

You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions …

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Agents and Rejection

July 23, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Agents may dole out hundreds (or thousands) of rejections each year, but we experience rejection from the other side too. Each day we receive rejections from publishing houses …

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Dealing with Rejection

July 22, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

After weeks, possibly months, of waiting for an answer to your submission, you receive a short, polite letter (or email) informing you that your project isn’t right for …

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Different Types of Rejection

July 21, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

When an agent sends a rejection letter, different types of rejections mean different things. Here’s the inside scoop, as I see it, on four main forms of rejection:…

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Rejection

July 20, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

This week I’m going to talk about something we all hate: rejection. Unfortunately rejection is a big part of a writer’s life, and it’s also a big part …

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FAQ: What Do You Look for in a Query?

June 23, 2009 //  by Michelle Ule//  11 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Happily home in glorious Santa Rosa, Calif.

Almost every step of a publishing career begins with a simple query—a quick pitch—describing a manuscript. It could be a simple, “what do you think of this story?” asked …

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FAQ–Before I Approach an Agent

June 22, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: From beautiful Anchorage, Alaska

Weather: Scattered showers and 63º

Where’s Miss Etta? This was Etta Wilson’s week to blog and I’m guessing many of you tuned in to hear more of her wisdom for children’s writers. …

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