Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Writers tend to be introverts who spend long hours working alone, playing with their imaginary friends.
Some of us are extroverts who like the exchange of ideas, using …
Writing Life
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 1
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I hope you didn’t get too excited by the blog title. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about marriage proposals this week. (But wouldn’t that be fun?!) I’m not qualified …
Friday Free-For-All
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We’ve spent the week talking about what you should keep. Now I’d like to ask the question, What should you throw away? (Writing related only, please.)
I’ll start …
While U Wait: Build Inventory
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 89º and sunny
Yesterday I shared Susan Lawson’s journal entry. She, like so many waiting writers, asks what to write next? It’s a valid question. Does one begin the …
While U Wait: Perfect Your Craft
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Tehachapi, CA
Weather: Breezy and beautiful
Last time I blogged, I talked about query letter dos and don’ts. Mostly the don’ts. I want to follow that up with the next step–what to do once you’ve got …
What Keeps You Going? Advice From the Experts
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I asked some published authors to share with us what they do when they become discouraged in their writing. This happens to everybody, even those who are published!…
The 5 W’s of Motivation
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What helps you to write? Do you write better at a specific time of day? Are you best off with a cup of tea on your desk, or …
What Keeps You From Writing?
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Ever dream about writing a book but never given it a try? This blog’s for you. And it’s also for those of you who have an idea that …
To Publish or Not?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: The rich green vineyards of Northern California
Janet has been known to say that many books need to be written, which do not need to be published. I’ve written several of this type myself. You can …
When Are You Going to Write a Real Book?
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Back in the Santa Rosa office.
I’m not only “our” editorial assistant here at Books & Such, but I’m a writer myself.
I’ve written at least five novels (with others lying around in various states of …