Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The contract stage has been different for each of the two multi-author projects I’ve worked on recently.
For A Log Cabin Christmas Collection each agent was responsible for negotiating his or her…
By Rachel Kent on Feb 7, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Writing Life | 4 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Books that include a collection of stories by different authors seem to be becoming increasingly popular. How are these projects planned? Who corrals all of the authors to create a…
By Rachel Kent on Feb 6, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Productivity, Social Networking, Writing Life | 5 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
If you don’t know what a QR code is, scroll down to the end of this post to take a peek. QR (which stands for “quick response”) codes are…
By Janet Grant on Feb 1, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers | 10 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Considering that January is about to exit our lives, I figure today is my last chance to let you know the word that Dictionary.com selected as depicting 2011: tergiversate.
Just…
By Janet Grant on Jan 31, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing | 5 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Pretty much everyone just wants to be liked, right? Why, we’ve all taken to heart one sentence from Sally Fields’ earnest Academy-Award acceptance speech: “You like me, you really…
By Janet Grant on Jan 30, 2012 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Publishers, Writing Life | 20 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
A killer title for your book can make the difference between an editor taking a serious look at your proposal or not at all. It’s the all-important first impression. If your title…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 27, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Publishers, Writing Craft | 9 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
If you are in a well-functioning critique group, you are blessed indeed. You know what an asset your group is to growth in your writing craft, and you witness increasing results in…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 25, 2012 in Authors, Blog, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
In a productive brainstorming meeting with a client about two weeks ago, three necessary parts of a writer’s whole proposal “package” came into clear view. They are not new concepts; they are…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 24, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Just back from Agency Summit in Wine Country
No, the title of this blog isn’t about the software program. I’m referring to my view of 2012. At the beginning of each new year we’re used to feeling encouraged…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 23, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Life | 4 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa
“I typically go overboard when I research new projects.”
In 2000, after five years of hard work, I realized I could spend the rest of my life researching my family…
By Michelle Ule on Dec 2, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
