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Queries

March 24, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  34 Comments

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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Query Rules–Law or Grace?

November 19, 2013 //  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 …

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Offering Representation—One Story

November 27, 2012 //  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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Things Writers Should Keep Track Of: Part 1

September 20, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

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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Monday in the Life of an Agent: Query Letters

June 14, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  10 Comments

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 …

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While U Wait: Perfect Your Craft

June 7, 2010 //  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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#QueryFail: Clever Queries

May 12, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

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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Worst Case Scenario– No Platform

April 13, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

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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Best of the Blog 2009: Jumpstart Your Writing Dreams

December 2, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  38 Comments

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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Dealing with Rejection

July 22, 2009 //  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 …

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