Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for the traveling Mary Keeley.
You don’t have to be a writer very long before you discover the need to rewrite your work.
The realization may come from a beta reader, a friend, your own …
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Pitching in Person
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I am diving in now to my preparations for ICRS at the end of June. ICRS is a wonderful place for agents to meet face-to-face with editors to talk about our clients’ projects. There’s great benefit to …
Curated Books
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Curated books. That’s how we discover books we love. Let me explain.
In this day, discoverability of books is the issue everyone in the publishing community is discussing. With the avalanche of books available today from the …
A good acquisitions editor will…
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I have found that there are some amazing acquisitions editors in our industry, and I’d like to create a list of some of the great things they do. There are also editors that don’t do as well …
What to do when an editor shows interest and other editors have the proposal
Blogger: Rachel Kent
This blog is in answer to a question we received from Kristen in Washington.
She asks: “Let’s suppose that three editors request a proposal at a writers conference. What in the world does a writer do if …
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The Rhythm of the Publishing Year
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Ever since I became an agent, I’ve been trying to figure out the rhythm of this industry. Every industry has “seasons” and because we agents are always trying to second-guess things, we are ever vigilant in gathering …
Reflections on ACFW: Hallway Pitches
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
On Saturday, after a long day of appointments, I was waiting outside of the appointment rooms to introduce myself to an editor I had never met face-to-face. I …
Assumptions of an Unpublished Writer: Requested Submissions
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today’s assumption is: Because my manuscript was requested, I should expect to hear back from the editor/agent immediately because he or she has been waiting around to read …
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The “Why” and “How” Question
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I want today to feel like a Friday free-for-all, so opening this comment section up for you after I describe what I see as the most important “why” …
What Good Is an Editor, Anyway? Part 4
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The final aspect of what an in-house editor brings to the table is…
–Understanding the interplay between the publisher, the author, the agent.
This is a delicate …