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A friend just sent me a Susan Branch calendar. On the front is a quote I can’t stop thinking about: “I’m trying to arrange my life so I don’t …
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So did you find an area or two in which to ramp up your organizational skills? One of the fun things about taking a quiz like the one I …
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“A public relations professional is part business manager, part sociologist, part cheerleader, and part confessor, and part pit bull.” Lucas Westcoat, Waggener Edstrom, Seattle, WA
Two years ago, I began discussions with agent Janet Grant regarding what was to become …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such, Central Valley Office, California
Last week Janet blogged about a newfangled year and our New Year’s resolutions. I’m guessing more than a few among us resolved to be more organized in 2009. I …
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Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My husband told me on New Year’s Day that he read somewhere (how’s that for citing a source?) that 40% of those who make New Year’s resolutions …
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Bogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I considered my New Year’s resolutions, I realized they looked very different if I thought of them not as “resolutions” but rather in terms of “I …
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Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
When you go on a cruise, you are introduced to the crew members who wait on your table, clean your room, and make sure all is going …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What distinguishes Books & Such from the other literary agencies that abound in the publishing world? I’d say that staying connected is foundational to our agency. Oh, …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I like the idea that, nestled in 2009’s calendar pages, we find newfangledness–the surprise of what’s to come; the anticipation of the unsought good news; the opportunities …