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Books & Such Literary Management— Big News!

June 8, 2025 //  by Wendy Lawton//  4 Comments

Books & Such Literary Management has big news, but first a little background.  .  .

Books & Such Literary Management is often asked if all literary agencies are basically alike? Our answer? Absolutely not. Let me explain.

Some agencies are

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In the Waiting

July 10, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  10 Comments

Dreams chase us as writers.

We have vision to write words that will help others and the big dream that those words will actually be published one day. But when days turn to weeks, months and years, the insecurity and …

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Cheap Grace

September 16, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  179 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’ve been back and forth more times than the airport shuttle on whether I should comment on this topic. We, as Christians and especially as women, are taught to forgive and smooth things over, especially things that …

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To Pitch or Not to Pitch

August 20, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  26 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

With a number of writers conferences on the horizon, I want to explore the question uppermost in many writers’ minds: to pitch or not to pitch?

What is pitching for a writer? There are scores of classes …

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Shhh! It’s a Conference Secret

March 14, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  37 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

It’s conference season and I’ve decided to share one of the best-kept conference secrets.

Here’s the secret: An appointment with an editor or agent is not the best way to connect.

Every time I go to a …

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Books & Such Retreat

October 17, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  15 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

As this blog goes live the agents and a good portion of the clients of Books & Such Literary Management are attending the fifth biennial retreat at the gorgeous Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa on Cannery Row …

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Accepting Manuscript Feedback

April 8, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  67 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

While I was at the Mount Hermon conference, I briefly met with an author to listen to a pitch. Based on the short introduction to the manuscript, I had a few words of advice on how the …

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When Publishing Trophies Become Meaningless

March 6, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  50 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Publishing trophies come in three forms: signed contracts, making a best-seller list, and winning a writing award. But, with all the changes in the publishing industry, these trophies are beginning to look like kids’ sports trophies–if …

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Elevator Pitches

November 24, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  49 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m not going to tell you how to craft a compelling elevator pitch today. I’m going to focus instead on the problem with elevator pitches.

What is an elevator pitch? According to Eileen Pincus’ “The Perfect (Elevator) …

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Writers’ Conference Follow-Up

October 9, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  37 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

The ACFW conference has come and gone, and I know many of you attended this year. I have heard glowing reports from my clients who were in attendance. For any conference, there are things you can do …

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