Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
One wondrous aspect of writing is that it calls upon us to find that gold vein of creativity. One of the toughest aspects of writing is that …
Writing Craft
Airport Reading
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Home, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Whenever I travel, I make a point of stopping at the airport bookstores and examining their displays. Since airplanes seem to be one of the few places left where you can sit …
Friday Free-for-All: Genre Switch?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Many writers write in a specific genre for a specific audience. They’re able to follow the guidelines for writing in that genre well, and it comes naturally. Sometimes authors …
Breaking the Rules
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference, Philadelphia, PA
When a writer creates a book that’s outside the boundaries established for a genre, the book can lose its place in the market. But this can be a
The Rules of Genre
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference; Philadelphia, PA
Genres establish certain rules for how books should be written. For example, a romance novel should start with the female perspective, and the male and female protagonists should meet
Genres
Blogger: Rachel Kent (formerly Rachel Zurakowski)
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Hi, everyone! I’m back. 🙂 Last month Michelle (who is awesome) took over my week of blogging for me while I was on my honeymoon.…
Career Killers: Speed Writing
Blogger:Â Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Sunny and hot
I keep revealing these potentially career killing comments I’ve recently heard from editors. To put them into perspective, ninety-nine out of a hundred comments I hear …
Career Killers: Playing Around the Edges
Blogger:Â Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties– again!
Here’s another comment I recently heard from a frustrated editor talking about a writer: “I just wish he would spend less time networking—Twittering and Facebooking— …
Career Killers: Sloppiness
Blogger:Â Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties
Last week I spoke to an editor about a potential client who published a recent nonfiction book with their publishing house. Here’s what the editor said, …
Career Killers: Skipping the Apprenticeship
Blogger:Â Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Hot, hot, hot.
Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. It’s the perfect time to look at becoming a master of the craft …