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: Rachel Kent
Location: The Lodge @ Sonoma in Sonoma, Calif. for day 2 of the Books & Such Agent Summit
Today’s book: Austenland by Shannon Hale
I am extremely excited about Austenland‘s upcoming film release, and a sequel is in the works too! Sadly…
By Rachel Kent on Jan 17, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Writing Craft | 15 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: The Lodge @ Sonoma in Sonoma, Calif. for the Books & Such Agents’ Planning Summit
I’d like to spend this week talking about books that soon will be movies. We can discuss what we think has given them…
By Rachel Kent on Jan 16, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Teen books, Writing Craft | 13 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
This last fall my husband and I went to a prayer retreat that had one purpose– to help us learn to listen. I was shocked to discover how powerful listening is. I’ve been trying to…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 12, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Writing Life | 16 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
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa’s main office
Conventional wisdom tells us that during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Americans flocked to the movie theaters to escape their drab lives through the music and dancing magic of Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, and Ginger…
By Michelle Ule on Oct 14, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Reading | 10 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Main office, Santa Rosa, CA
Those of you who have been following my writing saga on the Books & Such blog may be interested in hearing the latest wrinkle. After releasing on September 1, 2011, A Log Cabin…
By Michelle Ule on Oct 10, 2011 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Business of writing, Christmas, Fiction, Publishing News, Reading, Writing Life | 10 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
New financial/sales reports are just coming in for publishing for 2010 and the first half of 2011. Now, for those of you who are yawning, I promise to only…
By Janet Grant on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Marketing & Publicity, Nonfiction, Publishing News | 20 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Atlanta Airport
Condition:Smiling Big
We’re done. Another ICRS under our belts. What a great show it turned out to be. I’m writing my blog on an iPad, typing slowly with one finger. (Why couldn’t I have learned to text…
By Wendy Lawton on Jul 14, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Fiction, ICRS, Nonfiction, Publishers, Social Networking | 19 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I think a lot of younger readers would say the Harry Potter series introduced them to young adult fantasy. Some might say it was Twilight. For my generation and for…
By Rachel Kent on Jun 23, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 15 Comments
