• Menu
  • Skip to left header navigation
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content

Books & Such Literary Management

A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.

  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Books & Such
    • Our Agents
    • Our Behind-the-Scenes Staff
    • Our Travel Schedule
  • Our Authors
    • Author News
    • Collaborators and Ghostwriters
  • Submissions
  • Resources
    • Recommended Reading
    • Virtual Writing Intensive
    • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Editors Select
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Books & Such
    • Our Agents
    • Our Behind-the-Scenes Staff
    • Our Travel Schedule
  • Our Authors
    • Author News
    • Collaborators and Ghostwriters
  • Submissions
  • Resources
    • Recommended Reading
    • Virtual Writing Intensive
    • Podcast
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Editors Select

Mark Twain

Inspiring Writers’ Quotes

May 24, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  40 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Writing books takes lots of courage, perseverance, and creativity. As a result, writers need to head to the well of inspiration on a regular basis. Authorial quotes are plastered on refrigerators and bathroom mirrors and frame …

Inspiring Writers’ QuotesRead More

Learning to Write from the Masters

May 21, 2012 //  by Janet Grant//  72 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

The other day I read one of my client’s manuscripts and came to the  conclusion that the opening paragraphs were convoluted, forced, and confusing. I wrote to him to suggest  he delete those first paragraphs; the …

Learning to Write from the MastersRead More

Performance Anxiety

February 24, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  30 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear

Part 3 of 3

Several of my client phone conversations this week centered around sales. I’ve never seen such anxiety over sales numbers. Some of the things I’ve heard lately went something …

Performance AnxietyRead More

Historicals Over There

October 1, 2010 //  by Etta Wilson//  24 Comments

Blogger:   Etta Wilson

Location: Books & Such Nashville Office

Weather:  Mid-70s

British fiction is no doubt the parent of American fiction, and from the passion for the Victorian novel in Britain came the blossoming of novels here in the late …

Historicals Over ThereRead More

There’s a Time and a Place: Switching Styles to Suit Audiences

January 12, 2010 //  by Michelle Ule//  8 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

One of the first pieces of advice would-be writers receive is to examine the market–read what is selling. We’re cautioned to read current popular  novels, not old ones, …

There’s a Time and a Place: Switching Styles to Suit AudiencesRead More

Best of the Blog 2009: Literary Pilgrimages— Prince Edward Island

December 17, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  38 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

I returned from vacation only twenty hours ago and I’ve decided to extend my holiday frame of mind this week by talking about my favorite kind of travel — …

Best of the Blog 2009: Literary Pilgrimages— Prince Edward IslandRead More

Site Footer

Connect with Us

  • Books & Such
  • Janet Grant
  • Cynthia Ruchti
  • Rachel Kent
  • Wendy Lawton
  • Barb Roose
  • Debbie Alsdorf
  • Jen Babakhan
  • Janet Grant
  • Cynthia Ruchti
  • Rachel Kent
  • Barb Roose
  • Debbie Alsdorf
  • Cynthia Ruchti
  • Wendy Lawton
  • Barb Roose
  • Debbie Alsdorf
  • Jen Babakhan
  • Debbie Alsdorf

Copyright © 2025 Books & Such Literary Management • All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy • Site by Erin Ulrich Creative

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok