A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.
// by Michelle Ule// 13 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Late night, romantic, safe, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve just finished a stint during which I read several queries in succession. It can be grueling work, having to page through so many hopeful letters introducing tales writers …
Best of the Blog 2009: Querying the American PsycheRead More
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
What a fun week. There’s nothing like talking about all the things that could kill a writing career. Cheery little series, right? Okay, I’ll admit it, I employed a …
Best of the Blog 2009: Kiss of Death: The Renaissance WriterRead More
// by Rachel Kent// 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last week I found out about blog carnivals. Perhaps I’m behind the times and everyone else knows what these are, but just in case, here’s a definition from …
// by Michelle Ule// 8 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, where the grape vines are starting to dry out.
Have you ever gotten so fed up with a book that you’ve thrown it across the room and demanded to know why anyone bothered to …
// by Michelle Ule// 9 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My favorite scene in the movie Shakespeare in Love is when Will jumps into a Thames River boat and orders the oarsman to “follow that boat,” as he …
// by Rachel Kent// 9 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Agents may dole out hundreds (or thousands) of rejections each year, but we experience rejection from the other side too. Each day we receive rejections from publishing houses …
// by Rachel Kent// 6 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After weeks, possibly months, of waiting for an answer to your submission, you receive a short, polite letter (or email) informing you that your project isn’t right for …
// by Michelle Ule// 6 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: The rich green vineyards of Northern California
Janet has been known to say that many books need to be written, which do not need to be published. I’ve written several of this type myself. You can …