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Gone with the Wind

First Titles of Famous Works: How did your book get its title?

May 8, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  25 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I came across an article in The Huffington Post about classic books and their original titles. Most of them are SO different from the true title of the work.

Here is a brief list, but be sure …

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Four Elements That Make a Book a High Concept

August 10, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  100 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

If you had 1-3 sentences in which to convince someone to buy your book, what would you say?

Your answer reveals your manuscript’s high concept. High concept is a phrase used in the film industry for …

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Best-Sellers: Reading When Life Is Tough

October 14, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  10 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Santa Rosa’s main office

Conventional wisdom tells us that during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Americans flocked to the movie theaters to escape their drab lives through the music and dancing magic of Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, …

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Digging Deeper: Historical Eras and Novels

September 29, 2010 //  by Etta Wilson//  15 Comments

Blogger:  Etta Wilson

Location: Books & Such Nashville Office

Weather: mid-70s

As you could see from the list of ACFW awards for historical fiction in Monday’s blog, an author can approach writing stories set in the past a number of …

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Why Are Great Projects Rejected?

April 21, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  21 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Why are we receiving these positive rejection letters so frequently? Agents spend a lot of time finding the best projects out there to submit to publishers. We believe …

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Lightening and Sharing the Hero’s Burden

March 10, 2010 //  by Michelle Ule//  4 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: NOT New Castle, Delaware where Wendy is busy with her brand-new first grandchild. (She will be back posting tomorrow.)

This week Wendy has been taking us through the heroic journey, likening novel writing and publishing to …

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Books to Movies

March 20, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Since it’s Friday, here’s a fun movie quiz:

1) What book was the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” based on?

2) What words do the letters in WALL-E’s name stand …

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