“What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects– with their Christianity latent.” -C. S. Lewis
That’s a quote I’ve always loved. It’s more than a quote, it’s a challenge.…
John Grisham
How Does an Author Get Branded?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Interacting with writers at writing conferences provides me with insight into what conceptions–some accurate, some not–wannabe authors have about the industry. During the recent Mount Hermon Writers Conference, individuals who sat at my table for dinner …
Latent Christianity
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
“What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects– with their Christianity latent.” -C. S. Lewis
That’s a quote I’ve always loved. It’s more than a quote, …
Why Sales Numbers and Platform Aren’t as Important as Publishers Think
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Wendy apologizes that you aren’t reading a blog post from her today. She’s traveling and posting blogs, remembering what day it is, that sort of thing, flitted right out of her brain. She’ll be back next …
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What distinguishes a thriller novel from mystery and suspense?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
By popular demand (okay, three requests) on my blog last week, in which, I differentiated between a mystery and a suspense novel, today I’ll toss thriller into the ring. You can read about how mysteries and …
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Success: It Goes Beyond the Book
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We’ve been looking this week at the elements that make a book successful. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about the importance of the author’s …
A Third Thing Your Agent Does Not Want to Hear. . .
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
So what’s another thing your agent does not want to hear?
“I know I’ve been writing [my genre] for some time now, but I’m dying to try my hand …
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A Tale Continued
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Summer Showers
What is a fiction series? The answer to that question is not as apparent as we might at first think. A fiction series can be defined as a …
Male or Female-Who’s Reading and Who’s Writing?
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and Wet
In Monday’s post on judging the “Letters to Authors” written by junior high students, a couple of other items caught my attention. One of those was the …
Writing Within Your Brand
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Camping near Mt. Shasta, Calif.
Weather: Hot! In the 100s.
When an author has established a brand and has an audience, the author needs to work hard to stick with the brand for future projects. That …