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Random Agent Thoughts

April 27, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  23 Comments

Cynthia's dadYes, this is a blog post of random agent thoughts.

A few weeks after my father’s heart stopped beating for the last time, we discovered among his office files a three-ring binder labeled “497 Random Thoughts.” Over the course of …

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Write-to-Video: 10 Ideas & Solutions to Create Captivating Video Content For Your Audience

October 12, 2020 //  by Barb Roose//  27 Comments

A few weeks ago, I decided to record a video of myself making a potato, corn and poblano pepper chowder. I channeled my inner-Millennial and sourced the recipe ingredients from my local farmers market. I roasted those poblanos and let …

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Ten Best Things

February 7, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  41 Comments

 

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Too often we talk about how tough the writing world is. Today let me turn the tables and talk about the best things about being a writer today in 2018.

The Ten Best Things About Being

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Finding a Blog Topic

November 1, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  44 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I don’t know about you, but I struggle each week with finding a blog topic. I am lucky to only be responsible for one blog a week on the Books & Such page. I know most of …

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The Trouble with Tribes

October 8, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  124 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Seth Godin got us thinking about our tribes in his book by the same name. Our tribe consists of those we lead or those who gather around us. Authors and authors-to-be are constantly encouraged to begin amassing …

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What to Do When Google Reader Goes Away

June 10, 2013 //  by Janet Grant//  37 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

I’ve noted that several of you, in previous blog comments, have mentioned that you’ve felt inundated by so many potential blogs to read and have had to figure out a way to sort through the banal …

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Secret Weapon– Perfecting the Proposal

September 4, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  43 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

You know what I love about some of my newer clients and many of you who are still unagented and unpublished? You don’t take things for granted. You worry about format for submission. You take care to …

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What’s Not Working?

September 15, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  39 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

I am not a marketing expert (nor do I play one on TV) but I’ve always found the art and science of marketing and publicity fascinating. We all know …

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The Furrowed Brow, Part II

May 13, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  21 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

First Published: August 11,2009

Did I give you new things to worry about yesterday? I hope not. But if forewarned is forearmed, I want to be the one to …

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Career Killers: Playing Around the Edges

July 14, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties– again!

Here’s another comment I recently heard from a frustrated editor talking about a writer: “I just wish he would spend less time networking—Twittering and Facebooking— …

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