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What We Need is an Editor–Malcolm Gladwell

March 26, 2012 //  by Janet Grant//  50 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

The American Association of Publishers recently held its annual meeting in New York, with best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell as the closing speaker. The theme of his message: We need an editor.

Gladwell used a variety of …

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So How Am I Doing?

September 13, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

On Friday we’re going to talk about some of the specific things authors can do to help market their books and themselves, but in the meantime I want to …

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The Furrowed Brow, Part II

May 13, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  21 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

First Published: August 11,2009

Did I give you new things to worry about yesterday? I hope not. But if forewarned is forearmed, I want to be the one to …

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The Inside Track: Freshness

January 12, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  32 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

You’ve heard it over and over. Agents get a staggering number of queries. If I were a writer trying to catch a break this information might be enough to …

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Career Killers: Skipping the Apprenticeship

July 12, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  28 Comments

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 …

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The Challenge of Selling the Nonfiction Book

February 8, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Central California Office of Books and Such

I’ve been preparing the sessions I will be teaching at the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference Career Track on writing the nonfiction book.  Janet Grant and I led a …

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