Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: about 40 degrees
Like many of you I suspect, I’m wrapped up in the Winter Olympics. At a dinner party this past weekend, we had quite a discussion about what makes curling a…
By Etta Wilson on Feb 26, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 9 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As you know, there’s much more to writing these days than just producing a book. Some authors would claim that the writing is the easy part! The hard part of…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Feb 15, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing Life | 11 Comments
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.
My husband bought me a Kindle for Christmas thirteen months ago, and he, a nuclear engineer, has enjoyed it ever since. He loves the access the electronic reader has given…
By Michelle Ule on Jan 14, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Life | 7 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: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
One of the first pieces of advice would-be writers receive is to examine the market–read what is selling. We’re cautioned to read current popular novels, not old ones, because what worked in…
By Michelle Ule on Jan 12, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Reading | 8 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
Last week one of my longtime writing friends hit a wall with her novel. She began to doubt her skills, her story and even her genre. Here’s what I wrote to…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 29, 2009 in Authors, Fiction, Life, Nonfiction, Writing Life | 58 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
I used to have a terrible worry habit. When I was young I was a master at the worst case scenario. It’s been more than twenty years since I began to…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 28, 2009 in Authors, Publishers | 20 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The other day I wrote about the new kid on the block: The concept that, by offering something for free, you can make a living. My response: Free isn’t…
By janetgrant on Dec 24, 2009 in Authors, Marketing & Publicity | 22 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
I returned from vacation only twenty hours ago and I’ve decided to extend my holiday frame of mind this week by talking about my favorite kind of travel — the literary…
By Wendy Lawton on Dec 17, 2009 in Authors, Blog, Children's books, Fiction, Life, Reading, Writing Life | 36 Comments
