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I Love This Job

May 3, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  97 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

When I opened Facebook this morning, the first entry in my newsfeed was a congratulatory anniversary message. Facebook remembered that this month marked my 11th year with Books & Such Literary Management. Eleven years! Where does the …

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The Multi-Tasking Writer

January 13, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  85 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

My college instructor daughter was home for Christmas. She never fails to amaze me with her ability to do so many things at one time. She’s an avid fiction reader, usually consuming multiple books each week. This …

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Work From Home

September 23, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  95 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

A generation ago we’d see want ads that promised to provide work from home. Most were scams where you would supposedly make a near fortune “stuffing envelopes.” What they didn’t tell you in all of these scams …

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How Breaks Make You More Productive

April 29, 2013 //  by Janet Grant//  81 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

“Sitting is the new smoking,” Leslie Vernick, a life coach, licensed counselor and client of mine, told me back in January as we discussed our work styles.

I did a double take. I mean,  we all …

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My Favorite Client

June 19, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  82 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

A couple weeks ago I was reading comments on Rachelle Gardner’s Blog, 13 Things You May Not Know about Agents and came across a comment by Stephanie M. that said, “What you might not know about writers: …

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How Many Clients Does an Agent Represent?

June 12, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  67 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

One of the questions we are most often asked at conferences is how many clients we represent. Most agents skirt this question because it is difficult to put into context in a short question-and-answer period. But here, …

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A New Year + A New Agent=A Sparkly Beginning to 2012

January 3, 2012 //  by Janet Grant//  30 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Everyone at Books & Such is bubbling over with excitement. We have the joy of beginning 2012 with a major boost to our agent roster. Rachelle Gardner …

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Broken Things: The Query System

March 7, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  26 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Old New Castle, Delaware

Broken things drive me crazy. Just call me the Fix-it Fairy. If something is broken–be it an object, a person, or a system–I have trouble accepting the state of brokenness. I want

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