A full-service literary agency that focuses on books for the Christian market.
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
Each writers conference has its individual flavors. I’ve just returned from the Oregon Christian Writers Conference where the emphasis is on teaching. Here is the list of the 12 daily, in-depth …
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Traveling home from 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
What Does It Mean When an Agent Informally Communicates with Me?Read More
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Meetings in the beautiful 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
What Does It Mean When An Agent Never Gets Back to Me?Read More
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 …
