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The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

Writing Rituals

March 12, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Weather: Sunny and warm

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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MARKETING MATTERS: Press Kits

March 11, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, TX PR Office

Weather: Sunny 82 degrees

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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Work Habits

March 10, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Weather: Warm and sunny

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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The Work of Writing

March 9, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Weather: sunny, 49º

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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Publishing Perceptions

March 6, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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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Tradition!

March 5, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  4 Comments

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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MARKETING MATTERS: The Writer’s Resume

March 4, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  3 Comments

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, TX PR Office

Weather: Sunny and 57 degrees

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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To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish

March 3, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  5 Comments

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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Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

March 2, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  6 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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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Age and Page 1

February 27, 2009 //  by Etta Wilson//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Etta Wilson

Location: Books & Such Office, Nashville

Weather: 61 and rainy

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 …

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