An embarrassment of riches. You remember the supply and demand concept from your Econ 1A class, right? Scarcity and abundance drive each market. So, what has this to do with writing? Let me explain.
The Christian publishing industry has changed …
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I’ve Looked at Agent Life from Both Sides Now
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Ten years ago, I thought I knew what an agent did with his or her time.
As an aspiring writer, I sat through every agent panel at conferences and soaked up their wisdom (most of it …
Genre Glue
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This has been a puzzling week. Conversations with authors revealed that a few of them were brainstorming new book ideas in a different genre. Tremors in the industry or the feeling of being stuck may have precipitated …
Secret Weapon– Perfecting the Proposal
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
You know what I love about some of my newer clients and many of you who are still unagented and unpublished? You don’t take things for granted. You worry about format for submission. You take care to …
Friday Free-For-All: Industry Assumptions
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve run out of days for the number of “newbie” assumptions I have to write about! For today, I’m going to list five more, and then we can …
Good News: Pent-Up Publisher Buying Demand
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
For my last good-news-post of the week, let me make one more prediction. We are going to reap the results of a pent-up buying demand on the part of …
Friday Free-for-All
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve spouted a number of opinions about how a writer can break out from the pack this week. I could have added so much more, including:
–the …