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What is it about writers that we tend to have little rituals that mark our work.
I can’t write unless my office is orderly. In …
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Last week I talked about the writer’s resume–or one sheet–and how that document can be used as your calling card to editors before your book is …
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One of my treasures is The Writer’s Desk, a book of duotone photographs of writers in their private workspaces taken by renowned author photographer, …
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Nothing seems harder than actually getting down to the work of writing. Writers are constantly alternating between feeling waves of guilt for not meeting writing goals …
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Often when I’m on an agent panel at a writers conference, a conferee will ask: If I self-publish, how will that be perceived by an agent or …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Like Tevye’s song, “Tradition,” in Fiddler on the Roof suggests, sometimes it makes sense for the author to hum a few bars on the merits of tradition. …
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In these tough economic times, one would be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t given at least passing consideration to his or her resume. But …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As a writer surveys the landscape of traditional publishing vs self-publishing, which is the best choice? That depends…Let’s take a look today at what self-publishing has to …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
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Recently I served on the faculty of a writers conference and heard over and over again questions about self-publishing. Actually, I heard not just questions but also …
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This business of standards of decency for children’s books is one that keeps me thinking. I understand the difficulty of making rules for what words and scenes …