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Understanding the Market

March 15, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Barnes & Noble, Santa Rosa, Calif.photo connelly

When I was in Denver at the Jerry B. Jenkins Writing for the Soul Conference, two questions I was asked frequently were, “What’s popular now?” and “What book trends do …

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Right Brain vs. Left Brain

January 21, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  25 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Literary Agency Main Office, Rain-soaked Santa Rosa, Calif.

The comments you wrote about outlining on Monday’s blog left me wondering a couple of things. First, I was wondering (and have no way to …

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Writing a book that makes a difference

September 15, 2009 //  by Rachel Kent//  16 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski

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

If we’re affected by some of the books we read, how does an author write a book that will make a difference in a life? Whether it’s fiction …

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MARKETING MATTERS: 4 Ws and a Three-Hundred-Word Bio

July 10, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  7 Comments

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office

Weather: STILL HOT!

The past two weeks we’ve been talking about author bios. First came the one-line summary, and then, last week, I challenged authors to answer questions I called …

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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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