Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Because we receive so many proposals at our office, I see a number of projects that look pretty much the same–and I don’t mean style-wise. As I read …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Because we receive so many proposals at our office, I see a number of projects that look pretty much the same–and I don’t mean style-wise. As I read …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I’m reading proposals, so often I see really great writing, but the project has little hope of publication because the audience is so small. Here are some …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I read at least three proposals from potential clients every week, sometimes more. In many of these proposals, I notice common writing errors, and I’d like to point …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
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Today is my last post in this series answering the question: How do I jumpstart my stalled career? On Monday we …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such office, Nashville
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Another Memorial Day, which means the first-of-summer holidays and celebrations for most folks. For those of us in the book business, it usually means a trip …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Office, Nashville
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How many words should a title have? Well, that depends on a lot of things, but subtitles often carry the freight of conveying the content while the …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Office, Nashville
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In the further exploration of titles, what makes a good one, and what makes an appropriate one, I’ve resorted to my Oxford Universal Dictionary on Historical Principles…
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The final author quality I’m going to cover this week is discernment. Discernment is, essentially, the ability to make wise choices. It’s being able to weigh multiple …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
The third quality I admire in authors is professionalism. I’m not saying that you need to wear a suit and tie or a dress and nylons whenever …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last week, Wendy Lawton blogged about authors who persist to the point of pestering or harassing an agent or editor. Persistence without first acquiring a teachable spirit (see …