Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Though I grew up in a family of modest means, my mother knew that Christmas was a magical time and she worked hard to make sure she had wonderful gifts under…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 6, 2011 in Blog, Christmas | 11 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Two months ago our town had two bookstores– a very healthy Borders store and a Main Street Christian bookstore that had been around (and vigorous) for more than two decades. Today…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 11, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores | 17 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
As we talk about the future of publishing, what about the writer? How many times have you heard that it’s a buyers market and there are a hundred capable writers for…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 10, 2011 in Authors, Blog | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
What do milkmen, file clerks, photo darkroom technicians, typewriter repairmen and telephone operators have in common? New technology and a changing world made their jobs obsolete.
I was talking with a fellow…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 9, 2011 in Agents, Blog | 20 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Metaphorically speaking, it used to be that a hopeful author had to stand in line, hat in hand, to try to get an agent. Then the agent would take his manuscript…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 8, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers | 13 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
If you keep up with the conversation on publishing you’ve probably already heard that the sky is falling and traditional publishing stands smack in the middle of the fallout zone.
We’ve all…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 7, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishers | 15 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Are you tired of talking proposals yet? Hopefully I’ve made some converts over the course of the week. It’s such a valuable part of the process.
So finally we come to the…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 7, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Is there any part of the proposal you dread more than the competitive book analysis? I think I get more client questions about this than any other.
What is a competitive book…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 6, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Yesterday we talked about the Book-At-A-Glance. Almost as important is the author info. Few publishers are interested in looking at a disembodied book. They are interested in the unique combination of…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 5, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
The first portion of the proposal we’ll examine is what I call Book-at-a-Glance. Many people teach proposal writing and you will come across at least as many different suggested styles. That’s…
By Wendy Lawton on Oct 4, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals | 21 Comments
