Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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Will someone remind me that the next time I blog I need to write about happy things? Why is it I am always coming up with …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: On the Road–Heading toward North Dakota
Weather: Sunny and hot
Will someone remind me that the next time I blog I need to write about happy things? Why is it I am always coming up with …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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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 …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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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— …
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Blogger: 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, …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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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 …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week we’ve talked about a few of the ways the publisher-author relationship can go askew. It’s not that anyone intended that to occur; it’s just that …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Let’s say your relationship with your publisher has gone swimmingly through the editorial process. Your editor got you, and you got your editor. What a team!
Now …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I was saying in my blog post yesterday, you can communicate not only inappropriate items to your publisher but, in addition, you can communicate too often. …
You and Your Publisher: Maintaining Communication LinesRead More
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Since most of us will be out grilling, watching parades, and oohing and ahhing over fireworks on our grand Independence Day, this blog post will remain up …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I’ve touched briefly on significant impediments to writers being able to produce quality work. Physical ailments, such as hand problems and blindness, can be frustrating for …