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

New Year • New Challenge

January 8, 2023 //  by Wendy Lawton//  15 Comments

Did you set a new challenge for the new year? A few months ago, I asked my primary care physician what I could do to remain cognitively sharp as I age,  He’s a young guy and the best doctor I’ve …

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Let’s Talk about Our Favorite Read–2022

January 1, 2023 //  by Janet Grant//  12 Comments

Here go, skipping off into a brand new year. But before we travel too far into 2023, I’m continuing my tradition of my first blog post each year being a retrospective of the books I dwelled within the year before.…

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The Gift of Love

December 25, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  4 Comments

Merry Christmas!

The festive dinner is done, dishes cleaned up and our family are on the way home. In a few hours those two words, Merry Christmas, will be tucked away and saved for another year along with our favorite …

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Sometimes it pays off to slow down

December 19, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

We’re always in such a hurry. Running the publishing race and jumping its many hurdles. Getting things done and doing them quickly is great, but there are certain areas where it’s a good idea to slow down and do it …

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After the Ink Dries: Three First-Time Authors Share Their Publisher Journeys After the Contract is Signed

December 11, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  19 Comments

What is it really like after an author finally signs that first contract? Does someone from the publishing company give a newly-contracted author a cigar and robe for writing and a golden key to lasting platform success? All of that …

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Is There a Perfect Time to Submit?

December 4, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  4 Comments

Ever since I became an agent, I’ve been trying to figure out the rhythm of this industry— the perfect time to submit proposals. Every industry has “seasons” and because we agents are always trying to second-guess things, we are ever …

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Writing from a Place of Gratitude

November 27, 2022 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  30 Comments

writing from gratitudeWhat if writers stopped writing from a place of inspiration and instead wrote from a place of gratitude?

As we turn the corner from a season marked by words like thanksgiving, thanks, grateful, Books & Such Literary Management doesn’t only …

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Why Writing Authentically Is so Hard

November 20, 2022 //  by Janet Grant//  18 Comments

One aspect of a writer that I look for in a potential client is that she has a sense of who she is and what she should write. Not in a “I love my novel and WILL get it published” …

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Spiritual Warfare and the Ministry of the Christian Writer

November 13, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  23 Comments

“What kind of books do you write?” my neighbor asked. I told her a little of what I’ve written, smirking she said,”Oh, you’re a Christian author.”

Afterwards I kept thinking of those two words, Christian author. I remembered  penning words …

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How to get your manuscript into shape after NANOWRIMO.

November 7, 2022 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Are you participating in NANOWRIMO this year? I know at least one of my clients is. I hope you are all doing well with meeting your daily goals!

As you work toward finishing your manuscript, it’s important to think about …

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