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Reviews

What To Do With Negative Reader Mail

March 21, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  33 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

If you’ve been a published author for any period of time, you’re probably no stranger to critical reviews or harsh reader mail. Even though you might receive many glowing reviews and letters from satisfied readers whose lives …

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Writing Book Reviews

September 20, 2016 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  20 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Many of you are involved in the writing community, and as part of that, you write book reviews on your own blog or other websites. But writing reviews is not always an easy task, so I thought …

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The Significance of Reviews

April 1, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  20 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Last week, Wendy’s client Kathryn Springer received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly for her new book The Hearts We Mend. A review like this in a significant magazine can really help a book to sell, …

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The Uproar Over Amazon Customer Reviews

July 21, 2015 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  63 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Go ahead and leave reviews on Amazon for books you haven’t read—no problem! Give a scathing 1-star review because an author dared to include Christian content, that’s okay too.

Just don’t leave a 1- or 2-star review …

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When a Writer Becomes a Target

March 3, 2015 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  54 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Once you’re a published author, you’re going to have a target on your back. You will offer up your words to strangers, and not everyone will like what you write. You’ll be naked and vulnerable in front …

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Curated Books

August 19, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  63 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Curated books. That’s how we discover books we love. Let me explain.

In this day, discoverability of books is the issue everyone in the publishing community is discussing. With the avalanche of books available today from the …

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Workarounds–Friend of a Friend

September 14, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.

Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …

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