Seth Godin writes, “Free doesn’t make something a gift. Free might be a marketing strategy, free might make a generous present, but free doesn’t automatically make something a gift. Gil Scott Heron’s album isn’t free, but it’s a gift. …
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How Fear of Failure Holds You Back
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I’ve been pondering an article I read recently entitled, What Children Can Teach Us About Risk, Failure, and Personal Growth.It brought to the fore an aspect about myself I like to keep tucked away: …
Five Words: Risk
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Every year the agents at Books & Such spend some serious time setting professional goals. We have to commit to paper what we want to accomplish including specific financial and performance goals. Last …
Why Are Great Projects Rejected?
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Why are we receiving these positive rejection letters so frequently? Agents spend a lot of time finding the best projects out there to submit to publishers. We believe …
So Many Positive Rejections: An Agent’s Response
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I received a rejection for a client’s project on Friday. Interestingly, all of the editors’ responses to this book have been just about the same.
The rejections look …