By Wendy Lawton

This week began with a celebration at Bethany House in Minneapolis to mark Julie Klassen’s one millionth book sold. Congratulations, Julie!
A million books! It reminded me what so many writers are …
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By Wendy Lawton
This week began with a celebration at Bethany House in Minneapolis to mark Julie Klassen’s one millionth book sold. Congratulations, Julie!
A million books! It reminded me what so many writers are …
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At our retreat I talked to our clients about retooling a lagging career or regrettable numbers. I figured it made sense to talk a little about that kind of triage here. So if your writing career is …
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I cringe when I see authors sharing inappropriate or proprietary information on social media or with friends. I know many argue for having nothing to hide but in business (and as published authors, we are businesspeople) that …
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Wendy apologizes that you aren’t reading a blog post from her today. She’s traveling and posting blogs, remembering what day it is, that sort of thing, flitted right out of her brain. She’ll be back next …
Why Sales Numbers and Platform Aren’t as Important as Publishers ThinkRead More
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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Part 3 of 3
Several of my client phone conversations this week centered around sales. I’ve never seen such anxiety over sales numbers. Some of the things I’ve heard lately went something …
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Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
First Published: February 10, 2009
Yesterday I wrote about book advances. I briefly touched on the issue of numbers and how they can affect advances. Today we’ll delve more …