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What Does an Agent Do Besides Sell Your Project?

January 5, 2025 //  by Jen Babakhan//  7 Comments

It’s a fresh year, and perhaps you’re asking yourself questions many writers ask: Do I really need an agent? What do they even do for authors, after the book contract is signed? Here at Books & Such, we partner with …

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Inside the Mind of a New Agent

October 6, 2024 //  by Jen Babakhan//  3 Comments

For many aspiring authors, the path to obtaining representation by a literary agent feels elusive and shrouded in mystery. What makes an agent ask for a proposal, and after that, a full manuscript? Why would an agent stop reading all …

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Ready, Set, Send

October 23, 2022 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

It’s not far into childhood before we learn the “Ready, Set, Go!” game. Parents, arms extended, could simply say, “Jump!” and the toddler would happily respond. But even the rhythm and anticipation of “Ready” (not yet), “Set” (not quite), and …

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Looking Back to Help Others Move Forward

February 20, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  16 Comments

I still remember the day a California Bay Area newspaper featured an article titled “Accidental Author Shares God’s Word.” I smile remembering that it was in the front section of the paper as if this was news. It was true, …

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Does Your Writing Career Need a Diet?

January 4, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  20 Comments

Does your writing career need to go on a diet so that it can get stronger again? 

It’s no secret that losing weight is one of the most common new year’s resolutions. The resolution is triggered by an ah-ha moment …

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Among a Writer’s Most Potent Words

March 6, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  18 Comments

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What are among a writer’s most potent words? Which ones will have an impact beyond what a writer can imagine?

Some might guess it’s the exquisite words: THE END.

But it’s actually the words that come after…

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Never-Fail Formula for Writing a Book That Won’t Become a Bestseller

October 24, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  50 Comments

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Never-fail formulaMaybe it’s not discussed often enough in writers’ circles. We talk about what we can do to ready our work for a publisher’s eyes. We list ways to draw readers’ attention with our novels or nonfiction.…

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Know Means No: Giving Editors and Agents a Reason to Say Yes

August 10, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  28 Comments

Know means no.

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What do you need to know to make it less likely an agent or editor will say no to your proposal?

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KNOW who you are (and who you aren’t) as a writer.

You may …

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Instinct, Insight, Imagination–Authors’ and Agents’ Tools for Success

July 5, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

Instinct, Insight, Imagination

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Instinct. Insight. Imagination. Agents and authors share the need for all three.

Writers utilize instinct, insight, and imagination to create books, blog posts, back cover copy, marketing materials, and career plans.

And agents tap …

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Goal, Motivation, Conflict: The Importance for Authors

June 29, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  14 Comments

Goal, Moviation, Conflict

by Cynthia Ruchti

Every novice novelist soon learns about goal, motivation, and conflict. The mysterious GMC factor drives a good novel. And it isn’t produced by General Motors Corporation.

Debra Dixon wrote a classic resource for writers–…

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