Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Having attended the Book Expo of America (BEA) in New York in May and the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS) in Denver in July, I’ve been assimilating …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Having attended the Book Expo of America (BEA) in New York in May and the International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS) in Denver in July, I’ve been assimilating …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Texas summer…what can I say?
I’m moving soon. It’s one of those cross-town moves where, on first blush, I should be able to accomplish the feat without a major …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Still rainy
If you’ve been reading the Books & Such blog posts this week, you’ve noticed that we’re exploring the senses of perception and their use in our writing. We’ve …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Rainy and cool
Every way I turn in the last few days, I see something about food. A letter to the editor from an acquaintance complained about the unreasonable emphasis …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville office
Weather: Upper 80s
While thinking about the sensual appeal in the words we read and write, I came across references to the sense of smell in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible…
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: low 80s
What a colorful world we have, especially at this time of year with pink, red, and yellow flowers blooming everywhere. We are all more attracted to color, even …
// by Kathleen Y'Barbo// 3 Comments
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Still 100 degrees, but it’s finally raining— at least a little!
For those of you whose books are on the shelves, you know what filling out an author questionnaire …
MARKETING MATTERS: Tackling Twenty Questions About the Author, Part 2Read More
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Agents may dole out hundreds (or thousands) of rejections each year, but we experience rejection from the other side too. Each day we receive rejections from publishing houses …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After weeks, possibly months, of waiting for an answer to your submission, you receive a short, polite letter (or email) informing you that your project isn’t right for …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When an agent sends a rejection letter, different types of rejections mean different things. Here’s the inside scoop, as I see it, on four main forms of rejection:…