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Agents and Rejection

July 23, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Agents may dole out hundreds (or thousands) of rejections each year, but we experience rejection from the other side too. Each day we receive rejections from publishing houses …

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Rejection

July 20, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

This week I’m going to talk about something we all hate: rejection. Unfortunately rejection is a big part of a writer’s life, and it’s also a big part …

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MARKETING MATTERS: Tackling Twenty Questions in The Author Questionnaire

July 17, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  5 Comments

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office

Weather: A chance of rain–we hope!

If you’ve been following along with us over the past few weeks, you should have a one-line bio and a three-hundred word masterpiece that …

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Best Part of Being an Agent: Industry Overview

July 16, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

logger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Back at the Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

This week I’m talking about the best part of the job of being a literary agent–even after doing a grueling trade show. And, yes, I still …

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Best Part of Being an Agent: Matchmaker, Matchmaker. . .

July 15, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Traveling home from the International Christian Retailers Show, Denver, CO

Whew! What a full schedule we had at ICRS. This is one of the best parts of our job, playing matchmaker. We make matches in a …

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Best Part of Being an Agent: Coming Alongside

July 13, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  14 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: International Christian Retailers Show, Denver, CO

I’m blogging this week from our annual trade show, ICRS, in Denver. It’s always a heady atmosphere. Picture a convention center filled with books, authors, editors, book buyers, marketing excitement, …

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MARKETING MATTERS: 4 Ws and a Three-Hundred-Word Bio

July 10, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  7 Comments

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office

Weather: STILL HOT!

The past two weeks we’ve been talking about author bios. First came the one-line summary, and then, last week, I challenged authors to answer questions I called …

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New View of Covers

July 7, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  11 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Having worked on magazines, helped to establish publishing ventures, and managed publications departments for large, nonprofit organizations, I learned that when a logo is developed, it pays …

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FAQ: How much will an agent do to help with producing a book?

June 25, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office; Santa Rosa, Calif.

An author emailed us a couple of questions, which I’m going to spend today answering.

Here are the questions:

“How willing is an agent to help an author …

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FAQ: What Makes an Agent Say Yes?

June 24, 2009 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

For those of you who despaired after reading the number of queries our office has received so far this year (almost 3,000 for those of you who …

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