Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I am often asked by writers, What is the agent referral? How do I get one? Will it get me past the query? The answer to the last question is yes. Now let’s tackle the first two.…
Business of Writing
Identify Your Book’s Unique Angle: One Approach
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Last Sunday a church friend and I found ourselves in a conversation about the recent presidential election and potential ramifications thereof. They’re hard to avoid lately unless you’re a mole. The service was about to begin and …
How Good Are You at Negotiating?
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Do you realize how often you negotiate in any given day? It happens at the dinner table when children don’t want to eat their vegetables. When your teen wants to borrow the family car. When you and …
A Strategy for Success in 2017
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I look forward to the new year, don’t you? With last year’s successes and rejections behind you, beginning anew on a clean slate is invigorating and breeds HOPE, especially when you launch with a good strategy. Today …
Celebrating Christian Writers
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Yesterday a PW Daily article reported that “adult book sales fell in the first half of 2016” compared to the same time period last year, 2.8 percent to be exact. Sounds like more discouraging news, doesn’t it. …
Your Artist Self and Your Business Self
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
As a writer, you are constantly asked to be two people:
Your artist self and your business self.
You’ve got to keep them separated, and they both need to be nurtured.
I find this to be more …
Build Your Platform, Grow Your Audience
Blogger: Mary Keeley
I am traveling from the Books & Such bi-annual retreat for clients today and won’t be able to respond to your comments. Today’s blog was originally posted over a year ago and ignited a great conversation. I …
From Contract to Production with Your Agent
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Publisher mistakes happen. Oversights occur. Disagreements with your editor may happen. A terrible cover. Any one of these can have a detrimental, sometimes devastating, effect on the production schedule. It is so important to keep your agent …
The Simplification Mindset
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Recently, I read a Harvard Business Review online article by Jeff Rodman, a corporate co-founder. The title, “How I Built a $2 Billion Company by Thinking Small,” is what first caught my eye. This type of topic …
Online Etiquette
Blogger: Mary Keeley
When it comes to author interaction on social media and within online groups, we need to be discerning. Positive interaction can attract followers faster and lead to a favorable reputation. As important as attracting our following is, …