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The Power of a Hook (And announcing the 25th Anniversary contest winners!)

August 16, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  27 Comments

First, let me start by announcing our winner and runner up for the Hook Us With Your Hook contest:

Books & Such Literary 25th Anniversary Contest Winners Announced

The winner of the Books & Such Literary Management 25th…

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Does Your Writing Career Need a Diet?

January 4, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  20 Comments

Does your writing career need to go on a diet so that it can get stronger again? 

It’s no secret that losing weight is one of the most common new year’s resolutions. The resolution is triggered by an ah-ha moment …

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What to Blog About?

June 28, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  45 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is attending the International Christian Retailing Show today.

Are you running out of ideas of what to blog about?

It’s a common problem if you’ve been blogging for any length of …

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Choosing the Perfect Already-Published Client

April 17, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last Tuesday I posted a blog about what I’m looking for in an unpublished client. Many of the points are the same for the client who is already on his way to a career. Some of those …

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Choosing the Perfect Unpublished Client

April 10, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  94 Comments

Note: Because the server was down most of yesterday, Wendy’s blog post will stretch over into Wednesday. You can catch Rachel Kent next Wednesday.

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

A question asked of nearly every agent panel is, “What do you look …

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What Makes a Good Nonfiction Query?

March 9, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  11 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Part 3 of 3

Today I’m going to talk about what we like to see in a nonfiction query and what causes us to ask for a full proposal. I’ll start with statistics so you can see …

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Five Words: Risk

January 10, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Round Top, Texas

Every year the agents at Books & Such spend some serious time setting professional goals. We have to commit to paper what we want to accomplish including specific financial and performance goals. Last …

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What Does It Mean When an Agent Informally Communicates with Me?

August 11, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  23 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Traveling home from the Pacific Northwest

Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each

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Book Show: Scenes from ICRS

July 13, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: From ICRS, Atlanta

Tuesday– Nine Meetings plus dinner with one of our favorite publishers, the associate publisher and editorial director at a fabulous French restaurant.

Condition: After midnight and too tired to type.

Solution: Let me …

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One Writer’s Journey: Actually Writing the Story

April 14, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  13 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: In Santa Rosa packing for Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference

What excitement! A contract!  I can write “novelist,” on my IRS 1040 for 2010! A dream has come true.

Or has it?

Don’t I have to …

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