Blogger: Rachel Kent
Books & Such agents and staff are on a writers’ retreat with our clients at the Monterey Plaza Hotel this week and lavishing them with attention. (See photo below of me enjoying breakfast at our last retreat …
Robin Jones Gunn
Where Do You Get Your Book Ideas?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I would like to know where you get your book ideas. Here are some of the scenarios I’ve heard, but please weigh in with yours.
1) Dreams–I have three clients who have written books that they …
How important is social media? and other questions.
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I was interviewed before the Northwest Christian Writers’ Renewal Conference by writer Kirk Kraft. This blog was posted on the NCWA site originally, but Kirk was kind enough to give me permission to post it here. I …
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Social (media) Anxiety
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Part 2 of 3
So. . . you do have a compelling website, right? One that changes often and stays fresh? Have you decided to incorporate an online store? And you are …
A Favorite Book and How It Led Me to Books & Such
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s summer! The beginning of summer is a great time to talk about reading since we’ll all be taking books with us out to the pool and on …
Christmas Novel or Novella: Rachel’s Favorite
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Unlike Wendy, I really haven’t read many Christmas books. I’m not sure why. I love Christmas! Because I haven’t read many, it was easy to pick my favorite, …
Christmas Novel or Novella: Janet’s Favorite
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week, as we slip deeper into the coziness of Christmas, each of us at Books & Such will post about our favorite Christmas novel or novella.…
Comfort Novel Influences
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I reread teenage comfort novels over the Christmas season: Lenora Mattingly Weber’s Beany Malone series of some dozen books.
Originally published in the 1950s, Weber’s books told the …
Best of the Blog 2009: Trendspotting: “Free” Is Not a Business Plan
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The other day I wrote about the new kid on the block: The concept that, by offering something for free, you can make a living. My response: …
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Best of the Blog 2009: Books that make a difference
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s fun to remember what made us who we are today. Well, the good things, at least. I’d rather forget the humiliating moments that probably affected me the …
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