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
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 …
Publisher As Prestige Brand?
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 …
Choosing the Perfect Well-Published Client
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The last two Tuesdays I posted blogs about what I’m looking for in both newly-published writers and unpublished writers.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
Netflix, Qwikster and You
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 …
Broken Things: E-books
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
A Third Thing Your Agent Does Not Want to Hear. . .
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
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 …
While U Wait: Pre-Market
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 …
Career Re-Entry
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Partly sunny with a high of 82º
Today is my last post in this series answering the question: How do I jumpstart my stalled career? On Monday we …