Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Beth Adams’s quote in my post yesterday about how editing is her favorite part of the process touched on an aspect of being an in-house editor that …
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Friday Free-For-All: Conference Tips
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My last word of conference advice for this week is:
Make the most of the connections you make during a conference.
You are going to meet writers who …
Thursday in the Life of an Agent: Phone Calls and Career Counsel
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Thursdays are often spent making phone calls to editors, clients, and potential clients.
I always have at least one phone conversation with a potential client before I’ll represent …
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Tuesday in the Life of an Agent: Pitching Projects
Author: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Tuesday morning started out much like Monday morning, but I managed to get a shower. Things are looking up!
With coffee in hand, I arrive in the office …
Our Changing World: More About Editors
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
So, if editors don’t have time to edit, which was the point of my last post, what do they do?
Foremost for you, an editor acts as …
Our Changing World: Editors
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Because Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, I thought it would be interesting to think back to what publishing was like in, say, the 1980s. (Yes, …
So Many Positive Rejections: An Agent’s Response
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I received a rejection for a client’s project on Friday. Interestingly, all of the editors’ responses to this book have been just about the same.
The rejections look …
Know When to Stand Firm
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
To recap, so far this week we’ve talked about three ways to respond when an editor takes the proverbial red pen to your …
Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
So far this week we’ve talked about two responses to the editing process on your contracted manuscript. If you aren’t sure the editing …
Trust Your Editor…Or Not
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Career Track Planning Retreat
When you read the changes your editor has made on your manuscript, some changes can be a real surprise. Maybe you thought it was imperative …