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What Kind of Advance Can I Expect?

March 13, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  23 Comments

Blogger: Wendy

Following is a post I wrote a couple of years ago as a guest on another blog. Because it’s a topic writers care about I wanted to share the information here.

I love to talk about great writing, …

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The Trouble with Average

April 3, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  38 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Today I’m packing up and leaving the giant redwoods, home of the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference, one of the oldest and most respected conferences. I’ll be traveling much of today so I may not get to …

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Performance Anxiety

February 24, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  30 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear

Part 3 of 3

Several of my client phone conversations this week centered around sales. I’ve never seen such anxiety over sales numbers. Some of the things I’ve heard lately went something …

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A Second Thing Your Agent Does Not Want to Hear. . .

February 8, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

So what’s another thing your agent does not want to hear?  How about, “I need to see at least an xxx dollar advance for this book.” Or even the …

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Best of the Blog 2009: Kiss of Death: Quitting the Day Job

December 14, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  47 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

It’s my turn to blog again. I planned to write on a whole different topic, but this last week I found myself muttering the words “kiss of death” way …

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