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Heaven is for Real

3 flaws in your query that shout “beginner”

February 24, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  54 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Few experiences are more instructive about what-not-to-do in your writing than working your way through the queries and proposals editors or agents receive. I can’t make my stack of reading available to you, but I can …

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How risk averse publishers kill trends

October 7, 2013 //  by Janet Grant//  86 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Trends spring out of seemingly thin air. Who would have guessed that these books would become New York Times best-sellers and start trends that went on for years: Left Behind, Harry Potter, Heaven Is for Real…

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How to Keep Up with What Readers Want Without Going Daffy

February 17, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  16 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

What Writers Can Learn From Kodak

Part 2 of 2

Rachelle Gardner’s excellent blogs earlier this week raised a question in my mind: How does a writer know what readers want and thereby remain marketable?

1. Keep …

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Best-Sellers: Is It the Author or the Subject?

October 13, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  9 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Santa Rosa, California, home office

As I write, the number one New York Times best-seller in trade paperback books is Heaven is for Real,by Todd Burpo, who collaborated with someone I know: Lynn Vincent. It’s …

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Proposals– Checking Out the Competition

October 6, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Is there any part of the proposal you dread more than the competitive book analysis? I think I get more client questions about this than any other.

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