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Many of you write for twentysomethings, while others of you have these younger readers as part of your “fan” base, but you might not realize it. After all, included in the general adult audience are twentysomethings.
Books that are targeted …
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Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California
A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California
So did you find an area or two in which to ramp up your organizational skills? One of the fun things about taking a quiz like the one I …
// by Kathleen Y'Barbo// 4 Comments
“A public relations professional is part business manager, part sociologist, part cheerleader, and part confessor, and part pit bull.” Lucas Westcoat, Waggener Edstrom, Seattle, WA
Two years ago, I began discussions with agent Janet Grant regarding what was to become …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such, Central Valley Office, California
Last week Janet blogged about a newfangled year and our New Year’s resolutions. I’m guessing more than a few among us resolved to be more organized in 2009. I …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband told me on New Year’s Day that he read somewhere (how’s that for citing a source?) that 40% of those who make New Year’s resolutions …
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Bogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I considered my New Year’s resolutions, I realized they looked very different if I thought of them not as “resolutions” but rather in terms of “I …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When you go on a cruise, you are introduced to the crew members who wait on your table, clean your room, and make sure all is going …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What distinguishes Books & Such from the other literary agencies that abound in the publishing world? I’d say that staying connected is foundational to our agency. Oh, …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I like the idea that, nestled in 2009’s calendar pages, we find newfangledness–the surprise of what’s to come; the anticipation of the unsought good news; the opportunities …