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Janet Kobobel Grant

Out of Office

June 26, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

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 …

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Some Good News?

July 18, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  55 Comments

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 …

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I Love This Job

May 3, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  97 Comments

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 …

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Coming Alongside

March 15, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  44 Comments

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 …

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Work From Home

September 23, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  95 Comments

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 …

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Face-to-Face

November 6, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  39 Comments

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 …

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Literary Agents: Soon to be Obsolete?

November 9, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  21 Comments

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 …

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Book Show: Scenes from ICRS

July 13, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

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 …

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One Writer’s Journey: Getting the Opportunity

April 11, 2011 //  by Michelle Ule//  19 Comments

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, …

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Best Part of Being an Agent: Industry Overview

July 16, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

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 …

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