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Attractive Author Qualities: Discernment

April 24, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  11 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

The final author quality I’m going to cover this week is discernment. Discernment is, essentially, the ability to make wise choices. It’s being able to weigh multiple …

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Attractive Author Qualities: Professionalism

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

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

The third quality I admire in authors is professionalism. I’m not saying that you need to wear a suit and tie or a dress and nylons whenever …

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Attractive Author Qualities: Perseverance

April 21, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  18 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Last week, Wendy Lawton blogged about authors who persist to the point of pestering or harassing an agent or editor. Persistence without first acquiring a teachable spirit (see …

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Attractive Author Qualities: A Teachable Spirit

April 20, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  14 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

My interest is piqued by certain types of writers, even before reading a writing sample. This interest is based on the author’s character traits. I would never acquire …

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Why Agents Go to Writers' Conferences

February 16, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

At the end of the month, I’m attending the Florida Christian Writers’ Conference. Click HERE to go to their website. Because of my upcoming trip, I thought I …

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A Day in the Life of a Literary Agency’s Publicist

January 14, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  4 Comments

“A public relations professional is part business manager, part sociologist, part cheerleader, and part confessor, and part pit bull.” Lucas Westcoat, Waggener Edstrom, Seattle, WA

Two years ago, I began discussions with agent Janet Grant regarding what was to become …

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