Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you can see from my picture, I’m somewhat young. Often in my job, I have to “convince” people I’m an adult through my hard work, integrity, and …
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Agents and Rejection
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 …
Rejection
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 …
MARKETING MATTERS: Tackling Twenty Questions in The Author Questionnaire
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
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 …
Best Part of Being an Agent: Matchmaker, Matchmaker. . .
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
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, …
MARKETING MATTERS: 4 Ws and a Three-Hundred-Word Bio
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
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 …
FAQ: How much will an agent do to help with producing a book?
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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