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To Call or Not to Call?

April 19, 2016 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  25 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

A lot of people wonder when it’s okay to call an agent or editor on the phone. The simple answer is: When they’re YOUR agent or editor.

Let me start off by saying, if you’re my client, …

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Coloring Inside the Lines

April 11, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  54 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Yesterday Janet Grant blogged about how we need to be willing to take risk in publishing. I’ve always admired risk-takers— those people who put it all on the line and succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Of course …

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Priorities

March 24, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  39 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

I began to prepare what I hoped would be a helpful post for the writing life for today, but something didn’t seem right, a check in my spirit. You’ve probably experienced spiritual unease that stops you in …

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Writers Conferences and Networking

March 21, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  27 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference.

One of the best reasons to attend a writers conference is

…

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When Multiple Agents Are Interested

February 2, 2016 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  34 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

A writer asked: If there are two or more agents interested in representing me, how do I make my decision? I’ve heard it can be better in some cases for a less established author to go with …

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Why Agents Don’t Submit Your Proposal Right Away

November 30, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  14 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

A misconception writers have about agents is that, when a client submits a proposal, the agent downloads it, adds his/her contact info to the submission and blasts it out that same day to every even-vaguely possible …

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Trade Show Overview

July 2, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  30 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

The 2015 International Christian Retail Show, ICRS, held in Orlando, came to a close yesterday. This annual trade show is a switch in gears for agents from the writers conferences we attend during the year. Instead of …

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Pitching in Person

May 22, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  34 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I am diving in now to my preparations for ICRS at the end of June. ICRS is a wonderful place for agents to meet face-to-face with editors to talk about our clients’ projects. There’s great benefit to …

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Sensitivity at Conferences

May 14, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  39 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Today’s topic is an extension of Rachelle Gardner’s post yesterday on etiquette but focuses specifically on sensitivity at conferences. Prepare for mental overload as you take in workshops, general sessions, and meetings with agents and editors, but …

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10 Tips For Agents

April 21, 2015 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  30 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

It’s that time of year in which many of us are headed to writers’ conferences. I’ve noticed there are plenty of blog posts with tips for authors attending conferences… but for some reason, we never see advice …

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