I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was struggling to find a blog topic, but then my eyes fell on a stack of beautiful novels. I have an extra copy of each of these books by my clients …
Liz Johnson
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! From some green books!
Blogger: Rachel Kent
These books are ready for the day with green covers and/or spines! They are all lovely books by wonderful clients of mine. Post a picture or the title/author of a green book from your shelf and I …
Planning Collections and Multi-author Projects
All of our agents have slipped out of the office to spend the holidays with their families. We’ve picked from previous posts “The Best of” for your reading pleasure and pondering. Our office opens on January 5, 2015, and we’ll …
Christmas Books are Here (With a chance to get a free book!)
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Our clients’ Christmas releases are starting to arrive at the office. A couple of weeks ago, we received agency copies of Tricia Goyer, Sarah Sundin and Cara Putman’s Where Treetops Glisten and also An Amish Second Christmas…
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Book Research
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I just finished reading a brand new historical romance by a client of mine–it’s not the final draft–and sprinkled throughout the manuscript are little research notes for bits and pieces of history that she still needs to …
How Novella Collections are Formed
Blogger: Rachel Kent
This month, my client Regina Jennings has a novella releasing in A Match Made in Texas with Karen Witemeyer, Carol Cox and Mary Connealy. I’ve only read Regina’s story so far, but I’m excited to read the …
Contract Stage for Multi-Author Projects
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The contract stage has been different for each of the two multi-author projects I’ve worked on recently.
For A Log Cabin Christmas Collection each agent was responsible for …
Planning Multi-Author Projects
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Books that include a collection of stories by different authors seem to be becoming increasingly popular. How are these projects planned? Who corrals all of the authors to …
Best-Sellers: The New York Times and Me
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Main office, Santa Rosa, CA
Those of you who have been following my writing saga on the Books & Such blog may be interested in hearing the latest wrinkle. After releasing on September 1, 2011, A …
Marketing: Start with the Summary
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.
Marketing your book begins with the essence of your story or your topic, if you write nonfiction. Writing a short summary can provide you with marketing points and can suggest out-of-the-box possible sales …