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Who You Know Can Make a Difference

July 4, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  19 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

We in the publishing world spend a lot of time talking about things like:

• The best thing you can do for your platform is write a great book.

• Publishing isn’t about who you know, but …

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Writers Conferences and Networking

March 21, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  27 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference.

One of the best reasons to attend a writers conference is

…

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Sometimes – It’s Who You Know

April 29, 2014 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  67 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Earlier this month at PubSmart, I co-taught a workshop on “setting yourself up for success” at the conference. I offered the idea that the participants’ most important connections would be with their fellow writers, not the …

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Endorsements Start Before the Contract

February 28, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  27 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

You finalized a contract for a new book and your publisher comes to you to ask you for a list of endorsers to send books to. Who are you going to have them approach about endorsing your …

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Workarounds–Friend of a Friend

September 14, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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Career Killers: Playing Around the Edges

July 14, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  11 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties– again!

Here’s another comment I recently heard from a frustrated editor talking about a writer: “I just wish he would spend less time networking—Twittering and Facebooking— …

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While U Wait: Connect with Colleagues

June 11, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: 88º and sunny

So while you are waiting we’ve had you perfecting your craft, building your inventory, setting up your infrastructure and pre-marketing. Now comes one of the most …

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Best of the Blog 2009: Jumpstart Your Writing Dreams

December 2, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  38 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

In a series of my blog posts, we discussed career killers–those missteps that spell the “kiss of death” to a writer’s career. Several of you commented, asking what can …

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