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Tools of the Trade

June 9, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  56 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Every tradesman treasures his tools. We writers are no different. Several years ago, one of my children asked me, “If we had a fire, what would you grab?” I answered without hesitation. My computer. My kids have …

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But I Hate Writing the Synopsis

July 30, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  63 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last week I came across a YouTube video of an engaging  three-year-old giving a synopsis of Star Wars, Episode IV.

I realized there’s a lot we can learn from this future screenwriter. Publishers have different guidelines …

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Proposals– The Book in a Nutshell

October 4, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

The first portion of the proposal we’ll examine is what I call Book-at-a-Glance. Many people teach proposal writing and you will come across at least as many different suggested

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A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 1

November 15, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  23 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

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

I hope you didn’t get too excited by the blog title. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about marriage proposals this week. (But wouldn’t that be fun?!) I’m not qualified …

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