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Who knew not taking time to adjust your privacy settings on social media could create a tangled mess of chaotic, unwanted, unpleasant hairball-like clogs?
Who knew that self-publishing a book is rarely a natural first step to traditional publishing?
“Was …
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Why should a writer routinely make a pilgrimage to a bookstore?
I chose the word pilgrimage on purpose for two reasons.
Blogger: Rachel Kent
The most recent CBA Retailers & Resources magazine had a book on the cover and it took me awhile to figure out what the title said. (Actually, Janet had to tell me.) What a big mistake for …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I came across an article in The Huffington Post about classic books and their original titles. Most of them are SO different from the true title of the work.
Here is a brief list, but be sure …
First Titles of Famous Works: How did your book get its title?Read More
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you saw from yesterday’s example, the cover of a book alone usually shows the reader what genre the book falls under. That’s one of the benefits of …
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
A multi-published writer mentioned in conversation with another author that she always makes the heroes in her books look like actor Harrison Ford. You know, the ruggedly handsome, …
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey, is currently on the amazon.com best-seller list and is a #1 New York Times best-seller. While Steve …
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Sunny Sonoma County
I’m recently returned from visiting both the Pacific Northwest and Washington, D.C. On both trips, I stopped along the way for a little business–and spoke with booksellers.
One chatty woman at the Oakland …
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: warm and cloudy
I’ve written about the content of titles this week and their length, appropriateness, etc., but I haven’t said much about their looks, their style and where they …
