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…
Read More...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,…
Read More...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…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Dec 13, 2011 in Blog, Christmas | 12 Comments
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…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Nov 11, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores | 19 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…
Read More...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…
Read More...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
