Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Judging by my inbox, a record number of writers have decided that 2011 is their year to publish-or-die. Is that your New Year’s resolution? Sad Truth #1: Getting published is …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
// by Wendy Lawton// 40 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Judging by my inbox, a record number of writers have decided that 2011 is their year to publish-or-die. Is that your New Year’s resolution? Sad Truth #1: Getting published is …
// by Janet Grant// 10 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We all care about how many copies our book sells, right? But who among us is thinking about sales velocity?
Velocity is created when an emphasis is …
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: Building Velocity Is More Important Than Building SalesRead More
// by Janet Grant// 31 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I know, I know, you’re proud of the book trailer that portrays your upcoming book in such vivid, creative and heart-thumping ways.
I know, I know, you’re …
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: Hold Back Those Book Trailers and Book CoversRead More
// by Janet Grant// 31 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again: e-readers keep gaining momentum. Why should you care? Because it affects:
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: E-Readers Continue to Gain MomentumRead More
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Several times recently I found myself having the same conversation with various Books & Such clients, and I realized what often seems obvious to me isn’t obvious …
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: Every Author’s Two AudiencesRead More
// by Janet Grant// 11 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Each time we transition from one year to the next, Top Ten lists are assembled for every imaginable topic: Top Ten News Stories, Top Ten Books, Top …
Stuff You Need to Know for 2011: The Ten Most Used Words in 2010Read More
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, CA, where it is not snowing
Owing to too many family tragedies, Christmas is not the most wonderful time of my year. Some years it has been an emotional gauntlet to get through the …
// by Mary Keeley// 4 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Home in Illinois
This year Christmas was marked with change. The annual Christmas Eve gathering of our children and grandchildren and my sister and brother-in-law and their children and grandchildren was moved from our daughter’s home …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Home
My favorite Christmas memory for this year was having the entire Zurakowski family together for our Christmas Eve church service and also for Christmas Day gifts. All of us (my two brothers and two sisters …
// by Wendy Lawton// 4 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Home for the Holidays
When it comes to Christmas memories, I blush to admit that so many of mine are toy related. I grew up in a warm, happy family. My parents knew the value of …