Blogger: Wendy Lawton
This week and next I’m going to pull up a couple of blogs from the past for a review session. (Remember review sessions from school days? Luckily, no test to follow.)
Just when you thought you couldn’t …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
This week and next I’m going to pull up a couple of blogs from the past for a review session. (Remember review sessions from school days? Luckily, no test to follow.)
Just when you thought you couldn’t …
// by Wendy Lawton// 61 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week a number of you asked questions about submission etiquette. We always give a stock answer when writers ask us about how to contact an agent for possible representation. We tell them to check the agency …
// by Wendy Lawton// 147 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week I picked up the phone and made an offer of representation to an author. I won’t tell you who it is because she is a regular member of our blog community, and it’s up to …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What to keep track of before publication:
Even before you’re a published author, you need to keep track of many important items during the submission process. Charts and …
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Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
An agent’s Monday starts out much like yours, I bet, but you tell me. Here’s a typical Rachel Monday:
The alarm clock rings, and I hit snooze. This …
// by Wendy Lawton// 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Tehachapi, CA
Weather: Breezy and beautiful
Last time I blogged, I talked about query letter dos and don’ts. Mostly the don’ts. I want to follow that up with the next step–what to do once you’ve got …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 82º (Ten degrees hotter than yesterday)
Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 67º and cloudy
First, let’s talk about yesterday’s worst case scenario– when your queries go out to a dozen agents and . . . nothing. I appreciated the responses. …
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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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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 …