Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand …
The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Because we receive so many proposals at our office, I see a number of projects that look pretty much the same–and I don’t mean style-wise. As I read …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I’m reading proposals, so often I see really great writing, but the project has little hope of publication because the audience is so small. Here are some …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I read at least three proposals from potential clients every week, sometimes more. In many of these proposals, I notice common writing errors, and I’d like to point …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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Success Is in the Details: The Basics of Conducting a Book Signing
Finally! The day of the signing has arrived. You’ve feasted on a hearty breakfast–or settled your …
MARKETING MATTERS: The Good, the Bad, and the Better Book Signings, Part 3Read More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Partly sunny with a high of 82º
Today is my last post in this series answering the question: How do I jumpstart my stalled career? On Monday we …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Partly sunny and 81º
Yesterday I addressed several ways to potentially jumpstart your stalled writing career. Sometimes, however, a jumpstart simply will not turn the engine over and …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Sunny, breezy and 82º
Remember those days when we worked so hard to get published? Did you ever think that publication would only be the beginning of a …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Warm and sunny
Part 2 – Planning and preparation
Imagine the perfect book signing. You, the author, arrive to find the line of adoring fans snakes around the building …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the technology gizmos and gadgets at BEA because they are the rock stars of publishing. If publishing is …