Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The same prisoner I wrote about yesterday was in solitary confinement the majority of his eight years as a Vietnam POW. He and other prisoners developed a “Morse” code…
By janetgrant on Feb 3, 2010 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Life, Writing Life | 8 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the most popular film stars were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire and Rogers, in particular, danced through spectaculars, filled with…
By Michelle Ule on Jan 13, 2010 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life, queries | 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
It’s my turn to blog again. I planned to write on a whole different topic, but this last week I found myself muttering the words “kiss of death” way too many…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 14, 2009 in Agents, Fiction, Life, Nonfiction, Productivity, Writing Life | 47 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
I’ve been collecting publishing myths lately. I’m amassing quite a collection. I think it’s time to do a little myth busting.
Let’s talk about the alleged Catch 22 that frustrates writers. I…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 4, 2009 in Agents, Publishers | 27 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
In a series of my blog posts, we discussed career killers–those missteps that spell the “kiss of death” to a writer’s career. Several of you commented, asking what can be done…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 2, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Publishers | 38 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Cloudy and 67º
I guess you can tell that we’ve been talking about rule-following and judicious rule-bending this week. Let’s take a look at some of the rules you’ve heard about…
By Wendy Lawton on Nov 11, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Finding an Agent, query | 5 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: A Wine Country condo, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Career Track Planning Retreat
So far this week we’ve talked about two responses to the editing process on your contracted manuscript. If you aren’t sure the editing is helping…
By janetgrant on Nov 4, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 9 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Mid-nineties
So many agent blogs talk about what writers do that make the agent cringe—everything from crazy queries to attention-seeking ruses. Addressing some of these issues makes great cautionary tales. Today,…
By Wendy Lawton on Sep 10, 2009 in Agents, Blog, Productivity | 17 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Mid-nineties
Who would’ve thought I’d spend my blog week talking agent’s emotions? Yesterday I addressed agent love. Today I’m going to talk about agent angst, and tomorrow I’ll tackle agent regret.…
By Wendy Lawton on Sep 9, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 6 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Weather: Back in the nineties
One of the most uncomfortable moments on an agent panel at a writer’s conference comes when someone raises a hand to ask, “What is the most exciting…
By Wendy Lawton on Sep 8, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Blog | 18 Comments
