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The Importance of Page One

June 18, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  14 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand …

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Are you really writing a unique project?

June 17, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  15 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

Because we receive so many proposals at our office, I see a number of projects that look pretty much the same–and I don’t mean style-wise. As I read …

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Writing for poodle owners with ’67 Mustangs?

June 16, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  7 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

As I’m reading proposals, so often I see really great writing, but the project has little hope of publication because the audience is so small. Here are some …

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Why Are We Drawn to Certain Books?

May 18, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  15 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Last week one of my clients pointed out that I’d been reading a lot of Jane Austen-related books. He saw on the “What We’re Reading” box on the …

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