Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Del.
Yesterday I wrote about finding a treasure–a children’s picture book manuscript that a friend referred me to. It is a story filled with magic, sensory richness and adventure.
You may have guessed, after my raving…
By Wendy Lawton on Feb 3, 2012 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 0 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: New York City
Talk to any literary agent and she will have stories about discovering that perfect project– the one that wouldn’t leave her alone. Today I’m going to talk about one such project that I discovered…
By Wendy Lawton on Feb 2, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Finding an Agent | 5 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Back in the Central California Books & Such Office
I’m back home, fondly remembering my time away and savoring my return home. That’s your final word for this week– savor.
I thought a lot about that word over Christmas.…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 13, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Craft | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
This last fall my husband and I went to a prayer retreat that had one purpose– to help us learn to listen. I was shocked to discover how powerful listening is. I’ve been trying to…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 12, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Writing Life | 16 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Yesterday at our meeting here in Texas I gave the morning meditation. It was titled, “So What Do You Want?” Earlier this year I read the account in Mark 10:51 of Jesus leaving Jericho, followed…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 11, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Every year the agents at Books & Such spend some serious time setting professional goals. We have to commit to paper what we want to accomplish including specific financial and performance goals. Last year was…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 10, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Elizabeth Barrett Browning said: “God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.” At the beginning of a new year, our job is to dream.
Hopefully by now, you’ve spent time analyzing the past year. Socrates said…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 9, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, Calif.
This week we are sharing one of our unforgettable Christmas people. My mind goes immediately to my family. That would be the easy choice. I grew up in a happy, happy…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 27, 2011 in Blog, Christmas | 6 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, Calif.
Here at Books & Such we’ve been blogging about our Christmas memories this month as a way for readers to get to know us better, outside of our professional selves. (Yes,…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 20, 2011 in Blog, Christmas | 6 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
The post WWII years of the fifties are considered the decade of innocence. People still sat down as a family for dinner. Though televisions were making their way into homes, most…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 13, 2011 in Blog, Christmas | 11 Comments
