Blogger: Wendy Lawton
As you read this on Tuesday I’m on an airplane winging my way to ICRS– the International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati.
I’m guessing that when clients call or email and get their agent’s out of office …
Janet Kobobel Grant
Some Good News?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Don’t you think it’s time for a dose of good news? I’ve been thinking a lot about the industry lately and I think there’s more good news than bad these days. So many long for the “good …
I Love This Job
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
When I opened Facebook this morning, the first entry in my newsfeed was a congratulatory anniversary message. Facebook remembered that this month marked my 11th year with Books & Such Literary Management. Eleven years! Where does the …
Coming Alongside
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I first wrote this blog in 2009. What fun to see that seven years later it is still true. As I get ready to head off to Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference– my 20th straight year of …
Work From Home
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
A generation ago we’d see want ads that promised to provide work from home. Most were scams where you would supposedly make a near fortune “stuffing envelopes.” What they didn’t tell you in all of these scams …
Face-to-Face
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I just arrived home from a whirlwind tour of publishing houses in Nashville. Janet Kobobel Grant and I had six meetings in two days. After that I had the privilege of spending time with a group of …
Literary Agents: Soon to be Obsolete?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
What do milkmen, file clerks, photo darkroom technicians, typewriter repairmen and telephone operators have in common? New technology and a changing world made their jobs obsolete.
I was talking …
Book Show: Scenes from ICRS
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: From ICRS, Atlanta
Tuesday– Nine Meetings plus dinner with one of our favorite publishers, the associate publisher and editorial director at a fabulous French restaurant.
Condition: After midnight and too tired to type.
Solution: Let me …
One Writer’s Journey: Getting the Opportunity
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Just back in the office from Budapest
In addition to being agents and an editorial assistant, several Books & Such staff are also published writers. Janet Kobobel Grant has co-written books on prayer and breast cancer, …
Best Part of Being an Agent: Industry Overview
logger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Back at the Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
This week I’m talking about the best part of the job of being a literary agent–even after doing a grueling trade show. And, yes, I still …