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, …
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Genre Confusion: Memoir vs. Nonfiction Narrative
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I regularly hear writers, agents and even editors misidentify what they are talking about when the discussion turns to narrative nonfiction and memoir.
The word memoir has developed cache in today’s market, which has resulted in …
2 things an agent isn’t
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Over the last few weeks I’ve had conversations with more than one writer who had little understanding of what an agent does. Their expectations reminded me about two ways would-be clients (or current clients, for that …
How can you connect with an agent at a writers conferences?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Last week I wrote a blog post about how an agent spends a typical day in the office. You can read it here.
Today I’m at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference as a faculty …
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Launch Party Success
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Your book has released! Your “baby” has been born, and it’s likely that the gestation of this baby was much longer than nine months. It’s time to celebrate and promote this new work.
Many authors like to …
Reflections on ACFW Conference: Pitching Your Project
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
I served on faculty at the ACFW conference last week, and I’m happy to report that it was a wonderful event with so many blessed moments. Today I’d …
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Friday Free-For-All: Industry Assumptions
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve run out of days for the number of “newbie” assumptions I have to write about! For today, I’m going to list five more, and then we can …
The Furrowed Brow, Part II
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 …
Announcing…Library Insider
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Ever wonder how a book ends up on a library’s shelf? Ever wonder how your book could be on lots of libraries’ shelves?
Books & Such Literary …
Sunny Here
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: As above
Wow! Here I am posting for the last time as an agent on the Books & Such blog site, and I realize for the first time that I …