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A Writer’s Blind Auditions

October 2, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  12 Comments

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

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Are you a fan of the reality competition TV show THE VOICE? Each season’s early episodes start with blind auditions. Four professional musicians/judges/coaches sit with their backs to the stage. They’re listening only to the …

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Marketing Plan–You Be the Judge

November 29, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  27 Comments

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

Marketing plan–two words that shiver the timbers of many a writer, both published and published-in-waiting.

marketing planIt’s a topic that deserves more than one blog post. But it doesn’t have to call for antacids and prescription painkillers. …

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Let’s Put the C Back in CBA: Watching That Ego

October 19, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

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

“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an …

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Assumptions of an Unpublished Writer: Easy Street

July 21, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Blogger:  Rachel Kent

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

Assumption of the day: “Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”

We see …

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A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 4

November 18, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  30 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

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

Your Platform and Marketing Section

I know I touched on this yesterday, but I’d like to take a more in-depth look at what it means to have a …

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Wednesday in the Life of an Agent: Negotiating Contracts

June 16, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Wednesdays are usually the days when I do a little bit of everything, with coffee in hand, of course! The email box and query box are full (always), …

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So Many Positive Rejections: An Author’s Response

April 20, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  15 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Yesterday we discussed an agent’s response to receiving rejection letters that essentially say, “I loved this book, but I’m going to have to pass.”

Thank you to those …

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Best of the Blog 2009: MARKETING MATTERS: Bragging Rights and the Author’s Bio

December 3, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  37 Comments

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office

Bragging rights. How many of you cringe when forced to brag about yourself? Count me in your number. There’s something about tooting your own horn that makes the music sound …

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MARKETING MATTERS: The Author Bio, Part 2

July 3, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  5 Comments

Blogger:  Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office

Weather: Heat wave!

WOW! I read some fabulous one-sentence bios in response to last week’s challenge. So many of you have shown your ability to craft a sentence full of …

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