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The ultimate decision-maker in whether to offer a contract has changed over the past few years. Having done my share of presentations at publishing committees, I soon …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
So, if editors don’t have time to edit, which was the point of my last post, what do they do?
Foremost for you, an editor acts as …
// by Janet Grant// 16 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Because Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, I thought it would be interesting to think back to what publishing was like in, say, the 1980s. (Yes, …
// by Etta Wilson// 21 Comments
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I’ve danced around this topic of series for the past few days from the age-level perspective, but there are certainly other things to think about regarding what …
// by Etta Wilson// 24 Comments
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Young readers’ enthusiasm still thrills me. From the time most of them first discover they can decipher those symbols on the page and glean meaning from them, …
// by Etta Wilson// 8 Comments
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What is a fiction series? The answer to that question is not as apparent as we might at first think. A fiction series can be defined as a …
// by Michelle Ule// 17 Comments
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We know, we know, it’s Etta’s turn to blog this week. She’ll be back tomorrow to talk about book series.
In the meantime, we’ve been ruminating on a …
// by Rachel Kent// 9 Comments
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I believe every author has a writing rut that he or she is inclined toward. Perhaps a certain topic close to the author’s heart leaks into every book, …
// by Janet Grant// 12 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve spouted a number of opinions about how a writer can break out from the pack this week. I could have added so much more, including:
–the …
// by Janet Grant// 12 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last week I spent most of my time working with clients in preparing proposals for submission to editors. As I interacted with various clients, I observed a …