by Janet Kobobel Grant
Some authors choose to write discussion questions that will appear at the back of a book or to be available on the writer’s website. Having written a slew of such questions and having been trained in …
Lori Benton
Forget the Query Stage
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week, at the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference, I was blown away by the number of fine writers with high concept books I found among first time attendees. It’s almost like they were secretly laboring in …
How to Interview Writers
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy who is recovering from visiting Jane Austenland.
How do you interview writers?
Or, why would you interview a writer?
If you’ve been a blogger for any length of time (6 years for me, …
Daily Word Count, Part Two
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last Tuesday we started our discussion about writer productivity and word count goals. If you missed it, you can find it here. I received such great input from many of our Books & Such authors, I …
How to enrich your writing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
We hear time and time again that great writing overcomes all sorts of handicaps–minor social media involvement,being unagented, trying how to wedge into a tight market. While writing well isn’t a panacea for those disabilities, it …
Career Killers: Skipping the Apprenticeship
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Hot, hot, hot.
Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. It’s the perfect time to look at becoming a master of the craft …