A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Traveling to the Pacific Northwest
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer)
What Does It Mean When an Agent Requests My Manuscript?Read More
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The concept is straightforward: If your agent isn’t working for you, then your agent is killing your career in the saddest way possible, through neglect.
An agent …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Delaware
Broken things drive me crazy. Just call me the Fix-it Fairy. If something is broken–be it an object, a person, or a system–I have trouble accepting the state of brokenness. I want
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I know yesterday my tip was about being prepared and knowing what you want to get out of the conference. Now I’m going to slightly contradict myself, but …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office or at the courthouse for jury duty
This year at the Writing for the Soul writers’ conference, I was surprised to find on the first day of appointments that I only …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Hopefully in the office. I have jury duty this week.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I spent the weekend in Denver, Colorado, at the Writing for the Soul conference. I bet a lot of you were there as …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.
Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Return to May sunshine
Great responses yesterday. You communicated the limitations and frustrations of the query system. Truthfully? It’s one of my least favorite parts of this job. I …
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The same prisoner I wrote about yesterday was in solitary confinement the majority of his eight years as a Vietnam POW. He and other prisoners developed a …
Destressing Step 3: Form a Circle of Supportive ColleaguesRead More
