Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Many writers write in a specific genre for a specific audience. They’re able to follow the guidelines for writing in that genre well, and it comes naturally. Sometimes authors want to…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Aug 13, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Marketing & Publicity, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference, Philadelphia, PA
When a writer creates a book that’s outside the boundaries established for a genre, the book can lose its place in the market. But this can be a successful technique in…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Aug 12, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Publishers, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers’ Conference; Philadelphia, PA
Genres establish certain rules for how books should be written. For example, a romance novel should start with the female perspective, and the male and female protagonists should meet in the…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Aug 11, 2010 in Blog, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you saw from yesterday’s example, the cover of a book alone usually shows the reader what genre the book falls under. That’s one of the benefits of genre; the…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Aug 10, 2010 in Blog, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Reading | 9 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent (formerly Rachel Zurakowski)
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Hi, everyone! I’m back. 
Last month Michelle (who is awesome) took over my week of blogging for me while I was on my honeymoon.
This week, I’d like…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Aug 9, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Marketing & Publicity, Writing Craft | 24 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Friday!
We made it!
I like to use my Fridays as reading days. I enjoy reading and look forward to it, so it’s a nice, end-of-the-week treat. I read manuscripts and proposals…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jun 18, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Book Proposals, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading | 8 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Thursdays are often spent making phone calls to editors, clients, and potential clients.
I always have at least one phone conversation with a potential client before I’ll represent him or her.…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jun 17, 2010 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 5 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Wednesdays are usually the days when I do a little bit of everything, with coffee in hand, of course! The email box and query box are full (always), so I…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jun 16, 2010 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Publishers | 7 Comments
Author: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Tuesday morning started out much like Monday morning, but I managed to get a shower. Things are looking up!
With coffee in hand, I arrive in the office and survey the…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jun 15, 2010 in Blog | 24 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
An agent’s Monday starts out much like yours, I bet, but you tell me. Here’s a typical Rachel Monday:
The alarm clock rings, and I hit snooze. This process repeats itself…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Jun 14, 2010 in Agents, Blog, queries, query | 10 Comments
