Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Seth Godin talks about building a tribe; Michael Hyatt talks about creating a launch team. Both concepts contain the same nugget of truth: If you want to drive sales, you need a crowd of influencers to spread…
Read More...By Janet Grant on May 20, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Marketing & Publicity | 71 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Today I received yet another email from a client posing the question: Should I use a pen name?
Why you should
Sometimes compelling reasons exist for writing books under a name other than the one your mother bequeathed you.…
Read More...By Janet Grant on May 13, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Craft | 74 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
It should be obvious to each of us that, depending on what we’re writing, we need to begin our creative piece in a way that’s suited to its category. But sometimes we aren’t as intentional in constructing…
Read More...By Janet Grant on May 6, 2013 in Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing Craft | 77 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
“Sitting is the new smoking,” Leslie Vernick, a life coach, licensed counselor and client of mine, told me back in January as we discussed our work styles.
I did a double take. I mean, we all know how…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 29, 2013 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Life | 79 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I was talking to Mary Keeley a few days ago about ways agents feel guilty in their relationships with clients. Then a light went on for me: Clients can feel equally guilty in their relationships with agents.…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 22, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog | 79 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
We hear time and time again that great writing overcomes all sorts of handicaps–minor social media involvement,being unagented, trying how to wedge into a tight market. While writing well isn’t a panacea for those disabilities, it certainly…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 15, 2013 in Blog, Writing Craft | 88 Comments
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An editor suggested I take a look at this silly YouTube video, How to Write a Romance Novel. Check it out for yourself.
As I watched, I found myself wondering, What makes a novelist pick a certain genre…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 8, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction | 74 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Okay, we’ve all heard about Goodreads being purchased by Amazon. I’d like to use that news as an opportunity to talk about alternative places online to connect with readers.
Some authors and readers are horrified that Goodreads has…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 1, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Reading | 47 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Last week I wrote a blog post about how an agent spends a typical day in the office. You can read it here.
Today I’m at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference as a faculty member. You might…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Mar 25, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Writer's Conferences | 43 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
When I first became an agent sixteen years ago, I envisioned myself representing best-selling projects that would bring in hefty paychecks for the rest of my life. That meant I could sip refreshing drinks accessorized with little…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Mar 18, 2013 in Agents, Blog | 69 Comments
