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A-B-C Strategy for Choosing Platform Priorities

September 22, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  12 Comments

Growing your platform is like climbing a mountain. Often we focus our eyes on the size of the mountain and it’s easy to doubt our ability to successfully make the climb. The result of our doubt often leads to fear …

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Busy, Busy

January 3, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  35 Comments

Blogger: the ever busy Wendy Lawton

In case you missed it, this was Janet Grant’s announcement for the new year:

And now, for my bit of news concerning our blog. After long discussions among the Books & Such agents, we’ve

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Artificial Deadlines

February 23, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  57 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

As I may have mentioned, ahem, I’m on a productivity kick. Last week I listened to a great Craig Groeschel Time Management podcast, It’s About Time. The podcast is actually meant for leaders but …

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Tick-Tock

February 25, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  51 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m going to let you in on a secret that my clients already know: your agent needs to be spending his or her time working on your behalf. Time spent with clients is often time taken away …

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Do you need to declare an unplugged sabbath?

January 20, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  53 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

This weekend, I read a newspaper article about a Portland home decor company owner who created a safe room. Oh, not a room to hunker down in and wait out invaders. Well, not the kind of …

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While U Wait: Build Inventory

June 8, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

Weather: 89º and sunny

Yesterday I shared Susan Lawson’s journal entry. She, like so many waiting writers, asks what to write next? It’s a valid question. Does one begin the …

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While U Wait: Perfect Your Craft

June 7, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  14 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Tehachapi, CA

Weather: Breezy and beautiful

Last time I blogged, I talked about query letter dos and don’ts. Mostly the don’ts. I want to follow that up with the next step–what to do once you’ve got …

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Best of the Blog 2009: What's Your Organize-IQ?

December 31, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  22 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, California

Are you an Organization Master, an Organization Meister, or Organization Challenged?

I promised a quiz to test your organizational acumen and here it is! Just click …

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What Makes Your Agent Cringe?

September 10, 2009 //  by Wendy Lawton//  17 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office

Weather: Mid-nineties

So many agent blogs talk about what writers do that make the agent cringe—everything from crazy queries to attention-seeking ruses. Addressing some of these issues makes great …

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MARKETING MATTERS: Taming the Marketing Monster, Part 1

March 18, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  Leave a Comment

Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist

Location: The Woodlands, TX Publicity Office

Weather: Sunny and 75 degrees

Maybe you love doing publicity, speaking, book signings, and the like. Great! Publicists like me love you! But what if you’re like the majority of …

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