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What to Write Next?

January 10, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  36 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for the traveling Wendy Lawton

I’ve spent most of the last week in a flu delirium haunted by a nagging question, “what to write next?”

As I floated in and out of consciousness, heroines whose …

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Ask An Agent

November 12, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  102 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

When I sit down to write a blog post I usually start with some of the questions I’ve been asked. Questions about books, representation, publishing or marketing. You’ve heard us advise authors to write to the reader’s …

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Publisher As Prestige Brand?

February 26, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  94 Comments

 

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I was recently talking to a client about traditionally published books vs. self published books. She worried that with so many under-edited and half-baked books* making their way to the market, readers might get frustrated by …

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Choosing the Perfect Well-Published Client

April 24, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  15 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

The last two Tuesdays I posted blogs about what I’m looking for in both newly-published writers and unpublished writers. Today I’ll talk about the well-published writer. This writer:

  • Has a following and a built-in audience for each
…

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Netflix, Qwikster and You

September 26, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

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

“I wish there was a company that offered instant movie streaming AND discs by mail. Netflix should merge with Qwikster.” –Quote by a clever friend of mine.

I’m …

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Promo Tips: Brand Don’ts on Facebook

June 28, 2011 //  by Mary Keeley//  10 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL

Today’s information is taken from an article by Charles Lauller, posted on iMediaConnection.com. The author lists nine things a brand should never to on Facebook. Some of them will undoubtedly …

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Broken Things: E-books

March 10, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  42 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Old New Castle, Delaware

E-books seem to have reached the tipping point. It’s all anyone’s been talking about lately. If you read our blog you know that I was a Kindle early-adopter. I’m crazy about my

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A Third Thing Your Agent Does Not Want to Hear. . .

February 9, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

So what’s another thing your agent does not want to hear?

“I know I’ve been writing [my genre] for some time now, but I’m dying to try my hand …

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Workarounds– Here, There and Everywhere

September 17, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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While U Wait: Pre-Market

June 10, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  23 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: 81º and sunny

Last week agent-extraordinaire, Janet Kobobel Grant, tweeted, “If you want anyone in publishing to take you seriously, you need to have a good-looking website that centers …

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