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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I’ve been anticipating this week since April of last year. This Mother’s Day week brings the release of The Waiting: The True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of Longing and a Miracle for a …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I was recently talking to a client about traditionally published books vs. self published books. She worried that with so many under-edited and half-baked books* making their way to the market, readers might get frustrated by …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Beth Adams’s quote in my post yesterday about how editing is her favorite part of the process touched on an aspect of being an in-house editor that …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday we talked about how an in-house editor is the hub of the publishing house’s wheel when it comes to your book. (For the sake of simplicity, …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As publishers continue the trend not to retain in-house editors but to use freelancers, the question becomes, Why didn’t publishers do this sooner? What good is an …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Thanks for hanging in with me this week as I gave you the inside track. It’s not always easy to hear the realities of this business/art we have chosen. …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: International Christian Retailers Show, Denver, CO
Many writers see agents as just another gatekeeper, barring entry into the garden of publishing. The common lament is, “You can’t get published without an agent, and you can’t get …
