Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
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Confession: All my life I’ve been a rule-follower. I obey all posted signs. I follow the letter of the law. I feel most comfortable with …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Cloudy and 68º
Confession: All my life I’ve been a rule-follower. I obey all posted signs. I follow the letter of the law. I feel most comfortable with …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Gorgeous Autumn Weather– sunny and 66º
You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Last week we talked about public speaking as a way to reach potential readers. I hope some of you who were reluctant have decided to take the plunge. For you and for those …
MARKETING MATTERS: Talking Points–Ten Tips for Taking the StageRead More
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
To recap, so far this week we’ve talked about three ways to respond when an editor takes the proverbial red pen to your …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
So far this week we’ve talked about two responses to the editing process on your contracted manuscript. If you aren’t sure the editing …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Career Track Planning Retreat
When you read the changes your editor has made on your manuscript, some changes can be a real surprise. Maybe you thought it was imperative …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Author Dies While Reading Edited Manuscript
Such a headline might well echo the feelings an author experiences when, much to his horror, he discovers his editor has–ahem–done …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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Anyone who has been a writer for long has been confronted with this question: Do you do speaking engagements? For some, this question is …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
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I’ve been waiting for some readers to mention idioms with religious content.
Hebrew poetry in the Bible is very idiomatic. Certainly those in the Jewish faith have …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
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I’ve been searching children’s books for idioms and trying to discover at what age kids begin to understand that symbolic phrases can add to or give the …