Blogger: Rachel Kent
It’s almost summer! Many of you have children starting summer break already. The beginning of summer is a great time to talk about reading since we’ll all be taking books with us out to the pool and …
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Agent Braggadocio
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the things we value at Book & Such is our reputation for truth-telling. Saying it like it is. In deference to members of our own profession, we sometimes shy away from being truth tellers about …
A Favorite Book and How It Led Me to Books & Such
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s summer! The beginning of summer is a great time to talk about reading since we’ll all be taking books with us out to the pool and on …
Celebrating Three Years! What Has Surprised Me
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This month I’m celebrating three years as an agent at Books & Such! I started here at the agency as an intern in 2005, but was officially welcomed …
Best of the Blog 2009: Querying the American Psyche
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Late night, romantic, safe, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve just finished a stint during which I read several queries in succession. It can be grueling work, having to page through so many hopeful letters introducing tales writers …
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I’m a Writer Myself
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My favorite scene in the movie Shakespeare in Love is when Will jumps into a Thames River boat and orders the oarsman to “follow that boat,” as he …
What Makes Your Agent Cringe?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Mid-nineties
So many agent blogs talk about what writers do that make the agent cringe—everything from crazy queries to attention-seeking ruses. Addressing some of these issues makes great …
What Makes Your Agent Worry?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Mid-nineties
Who would’ve thought I’d spend my blog week talking agent’s emotions? Yesterday I addressed agent love. Today I’m going to talk about agent angst, and tomorrow I’ll …
FAQ: How much will an agent do to help with producing a book?
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
An author emailed us a couple of questions, which I’m going to spend today answering.
Here are the questions:
“How willing is an agent to help an author …
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A Day in the Life of an Agent, Part 2
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Mondays and Tuesdays are Be Bombarded By Emails Days. It usually takes me two days to work through all the messages that await me when I crank …