Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, where the grape vines are starting to dry out.
Have you ever gotten so fed up with a book that you’ve thrown it across the room and demanded to know why anyone bothered to …
Books & Such Literary Agency
I’m a Writer Myself
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My favorite scene in the movie Shakespeare in Love is when Will jumps into a Thames River boat and orders the oarsman to “follow that boat,” as he …
MARKETING MATTERS: ACFW Wrap-Up
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: A chilly 68 degrees!
Last week I joined 500+ others at the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Denver. Those who were there know what a worthwhile event …
Comics to Graphics
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such, Nashville office
Weather: More rain, low 80s
This exploration of the comic world has been an eye-opener for me. Like everything else in publishing these days, the world of comics is changing. Those …
See You in the Funny Papers
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such office, Nashville
Weather: Rain, rain, rain
Recently I’ve been reading Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by David Michaelis, and that led to looking at the history of comics. For those of us in …
Crafty Ideas
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for new resources or creative ways to approach the craft of writing or to stay up on the …
Feelin’ Proud
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We all have seen publishing struggle this year through the loss of retail outlets, the economic downturn, and the onslaught of e-books and free online books. But …
Uber-Late Manuscripts
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Let’s say you missed your book deadline not by a few days, not by a few weeks but by a few months…or years. If you’re seriously late, …
When Is a Deadline a Dead Line?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Santa Rosa Main Office
Today I’m in a mood. Thunderclouds have gathered over my office, and I’m not feelin’ groovy, even if I do live in California. How come?
Because I’m observing authors becoming less …
MARKETING MATTERS: How High Do You Bounce?
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Typical Texas sun/rain/sun
“Success is not how high you reach; success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.” General Patton
Have you had to bounce yet? …