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Between the Lines

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

Botched Communication

September 29, 2019 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

I want to tell you about an incident at a writers’ conference that was sort of heartbreaking for me. We agents have a lot invested in these conferences, just like the writers do, and sometimes we have …

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Food for Thought

September 25, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  17 Comments

I’ve been shopping the most wonderful (non) diet book by a licensed dietician to editors these past couple weeks. It makes me think of all the good (and bad) food advice. Of course, I’m sure you all heed the advice …

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Reading Groups and Why We Love Them

September 22, 2019 //  by Janet Grant//  9 Comments

Writers, for the most part, are readers. And that means they have two reasons to feel fondness for reading groups: as a grand place to connect with fellow readers and discuss a book; as an author who knows connecting with …

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Blogging with a Focused Approach

September 19, 2019 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

A Books & Such client asked a great question on Facebook recently. She wanted to know what some experienced bloggers wished they had known before starting their blogs. The majority answered that they wished they had a …

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Watch and Learn from Movies

September 16, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  9 Comments

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

watch and learn sunroomComfy new she-shed-like sunroom + intentional relaxation + days off = binge-watching movies.

I didn’t anticipate it also meant school. Was I entertained? Yes. Relaxed? Oh, yes.

But after a weekend of watching one movie after …

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Challenging Our Assumptions

September 11, 2019 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

I’ve noticed that when entering the writing and publishing journey, people have a lot of assumptions that aren’t necessarily true. Here’s a little true/false quiz to pinpoint some assumptions you may have. Do they need to be …

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The “Perfect” Query

September 8, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions on how and how-not to query. Nearly every writers conference offers a session or two …

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Tidying Up Your Grammar

September 4, 2019 //  by Janet Grant//  24 Comments

By Janet Kobobel Grant

I’ve been editing in one capacity or another all of my adult life. Why, I just finished editing my grandson’s résumé for his first job out of college. And I’ve edited all sorts of work-related documents, …

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Labor day facts

September 2, 2019 //  by Janet Grant//  2 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Labor Day means many things to us Americans. But this article provides a brief history of the naming of this day and the reason it was instituted.

In reading about the history of Labor Day, I …

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Retailer Needs

August 28, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  9 Comments

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

retailer needsI spent the past several days listening to and speaking with retailers at the CPE International Christian Products Expo in Murfreesboro, TN. My impressions are many.

One question not asked often enough in our day-to-day writing is …

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