Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Rachelle Gardner who is out of the office today.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been wrestling with envy for a long time.
I know it’s a sin, I know it’s wrong, I …
Shakespeare
What Should Be on a Writer’s Reading List?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Our office occasionally receives queries from teenagers seeking representation for novels they’ve completed. If we have time, we try to respond to a young writer who has done something many adults talk about but seldom accomplish.
We …
Children on Center Stage
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Hot
Down at my second home, aka the nearest bookstore, I was looking for a few books I’d seen recommended recently. They were books for adults but with children in …
More New Readers Found
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and wet
Wow, what good news to start a new year—adult fiction had positive sales last year. That’s according to Nielsen’s BookScan, which reports on 75% of the market. …
Idioms from the Past
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Warm and cloudy
I’ve been waiting for some readers to mention idioms with religious content.
Hebrew poetry in the Bible is very idiomatic. Certainly those in the Jewish faith have …
Sagging Middles
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Shakespeare wrote, “There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.” How true when it comes to writing. You might start your manuscript off with a …
"What's in a Name…"
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Office, Nashville
Weather: Hot for Spring
I was browsing the bookstores and my local library last week, and some things I’ve known for some time about titles were readily evident:
1) Titles are …