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 …
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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 …
Genre Glue
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This has been a puzzling week. Conversations with authors revealed that a few of them were brainstorming new book ideas in a different genre. Tremors in the industry or the feeling of being stuck may have precipitated …
The Publishing Landscape: What Do You See?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Every once in a while I have to stop my work, look up from my computer, and take a good long look around me. What does the publishing landscape look like from one agent’s perspective? Here are …
Patience Is the Operative Word
Blogger: Mary Keeley
A while ago I blogged about extending grace and kindness to other writers when you’re at a writers conference here. Today I want to extend the conversation to the many opportunities to exercise patience and grace …
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 …