Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
For the tiny remainder of 2009, we’ve looked over our blog offerings from throughout the year and have chosen those that received the most responses. Those posts …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
For the tiny remainder of 2009, we’ve looked over our blog offerings from throughout the year and have chosen those that received the most responses. Those posts …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Gorgeous Autumn Weather– sunny and 66º
You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Low 80s and sunny
Creating an online presence is essential for today’s author. Few would argue with this statement. Most have jumped on the Internet bandwagon with websites. Many …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: A chilly 68 degrees!
Last week I joined 500+ others at the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Denver. Those who were there know what a worthwhile event …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We all have seen publishing struggle this year through the loss of retail outlets, the economic downturn, and the onslaught of e-books and free online books. But …
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Bogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Monterey, Calif.
Weather: Sunny and low 70s
Wendy Lawton and I are spending a couple of days of utter misery–suffering through astounding views of the Pacific, feeling the cool summer breezes off the ocean, and …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: STILL HOT!
The past two weeks we’ve been talking about author bios. First came the one-line summary, and then, last week, I challenged authors to answer questions I called …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, TX Publicity Office
Weather: Sunny and 75 degrees
Finding the time and skills to market your books are essential, but what about the cost? Publicity, by definition, is free. A mention on a …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Often when I’m on an agent panel at a writers conference, a conferee will ask: If I self-publish, how will that be perceived by an agent or …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Location: PR Office, The Woodlands, Tex.
Are you Twittering yet? I certainly hope so!
That means you’ve dipped your toe into the pool of social networking. Bravo! Now what? Send your Twitters out where they will reach …