Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville office
Weather: 70 and Sunny
I love living in Music City USA! The musical options here just get more exciting all the time. Last week I heard Brahms’ Symphony #3 played by …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville office
Weather: 70 and Sunny
I love living in Music City USA! The musical options here just get more exciting all the time. Last week I heard Brahms’ Symphony #3 played by …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cool and Rainy
I’ve just filled out the Census Form, providing vital information, and I’m eager to hear the compiled results telling how people, both citizens and non-citizens, define their …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday we discussed reviews. Crystal mentioned that a well-written review is helpful. That started me to thinking:
What makes a review well-written?
Does a reader need to have …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Readers often do research before they buy a book, and reviews factor into purchases more and more.
The trend in reviews is changing rapidly with the change of …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Researching at a bookstore is fun and you can learn a lot, but you can find out about trends in other places as well.
Spend some time looking …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Barnes & Noble, Santa Rosa, Calif.
While I was in the bookstore, I focused my research on historical romance. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ll start with the pictures of what I saw …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Barnes & Noble, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When I was in Denver at the Jerry B. Jenkins Writing for the Soul Conference, two questions I was asked frequently were, “What’s popular now?” and “What book trends do …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Delaware
Weather: 51º and rainy
As we continue looking at the hero’s journey, we’ll examine step four, The Abyss. This is one that’s familiar to almost anyone who’s following the writer’s journey.
Step …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton (Brand New Grandmother)
Location: Old New Castle, Delaware
Weather: 63º and cloudy
I appreciate Michelle filling in for me yesterday and I love how she highlighted some of those delightful detours on the journey by reminding us …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: NOT New Castle, Delaware where Wendy is busy with her brand-new first grandchild. (She will be back posting tomorrow.)
This week Wendy has been taking us through the heroic journey, likening novel writing and publishing to …