The other day I received an email from a potential client asking me if I would have an answer for him about representation quickly because he was counting on his book releasing from a traditional publisher this year. He felt …
book publishing
“Nobody wants my manuscript! What do I do?”
It is really disappointing to face rejection and sometimes it is rejection after rejection until there are no agents or publishers left to pitch to. When you seemingly hit the end of the road, what do you do?
There are …
An intro to reading your royalty statement
Our agency just finished processing royalty statements from two big publishing houses! Whew! 🙂 We always check our clients’ statements for accuracy and are available to answer our clients’ questions about their statements as well. We have been getting a …
Looking Back to Help Others Move Forward
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, …
Queries: To request a book or not?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I was asked recently, “What is the one thing that makes you request a project based on a query and what is the one thing in a query that makes you decide a book isn’t the right …
Keep Pressing On
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I received my copies of Karen Barnett’s new book, Out of the Ruins, yesterday. It’s the first book in The Golden Gate Chronicles. The cover is lovely and the book is set in San Francisco around the …