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Is it easy to get another book contract after the first?

December 16, 2024 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

“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 this assumption expressed in the many emails we receive from writers who believe that the book …

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Set for a Reset

December 13, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

I’m borrowing inspiration today from one of my clients. As one year draws to a close and another is peeking over the horizon, she was compelled to consider, “What’s next?”

Rather than merely wonder, she pulled together a plan to …

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Setting Goals for Your Writing Career

April 21, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

As agents, we often talk about our roles in career planning. That is often misunderstood. There are aspects in our control and aspects completely out of our control. Let me list a few of those:

Goals within

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About Goals

November 14, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Perhaps you saw on Facebook that our fearless leader, Books & Such president and founder, Janet Kobobel Grant, announced that, for the first time, every single Books & Such agent surpassed her sales goal for the year.…

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Taking Risks

July 11, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  53 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Every year the agents at Books & Such spend some serious time setting professional goals. We have to commit to paper what we want to accomplish including specific financial and performance goals. Last year I took a …

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Author Insecurity

May 27, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  21 Comments

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Insecurity is a common ailment for authors and it seems to strike strongly when a contract is signed. It is common for a client to come to me once the contract is final and need a boost …

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Daily Word Count, Part One

May 27, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  72 Comments

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When I was actively writing one of the questions I always asked fellow writers was their daily output. Being a wee bit on the competitive side (understatement) I was always anxious to track my progress and improve …

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Tips to help you have a successful 2014

January 3, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  23 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I loved Mary’s post from yesterday about how important attitude is for success. It’s always so hard to start back to work after a vacation without any grumbling, but Mary’s blog really helped me to see how …

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Combating Beginning of the Year Burnout

January 9, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  52 Comments

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When we start a new year we all set high goals for ourselves and, unfortunately, it’s pretty likely that we won’t be able to live up to our expectations of what we hope to accomplish each day. …

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Five Words: Ask

January 11, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

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Location: Round Top, Texas

Yesterday at our meeting here in Texas I gave the morning meditation. It was titled, “So What Do You Want?”  Earlier this year I read the account in Mark 10:51 of Jesus leaving

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