Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday we discussed an agent’s response to receiving rejection letters that essentially say, “I loved this book, but I’m going to have to pass.”
Thank you to those of you who…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Apr 20, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Productivity, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I received a rejection for a client’s project on Friday. Interestingly, all of the editors’ responses to this book have been just about the same.
The rejections look something like this:…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Apr 19, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Fiction, Finding an Agent, Publishers, Writing Life | 8 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 74º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about a stalled career. Here’s what I said: All your life you wanted to be a writer. You persevered, landed an agent…
By Wendy Lawton on Apr 16, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers, Writing Life | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 73º and sunny
Yesterday I set up a worst case scenario about fickle genre fashion using the yet undiscovered (or just plain fictitious) genre, edgy Brit-lit. Here’s what I wrote:
You’ve read nothing…
By Wendy Lawton on Apr 15, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers | 9 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
While at the Mount Hermon Writers Conference, I heard some tidbits from editors about fiction, which I’d like to pass along to you. I hope you’ll find them helpful.…
By janetgrant on Apr 7, 2010 in Blog, Fiction | 20 Comments
By Michelle Ule on Apr 2, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Reading | 6 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The world-weary, bottle-blonde peered at my parents through the smoky haze of a Las Vegas nightclub.
Her voice rough after hours of belting out jazzy numbers, my aunt shook her head.…
By Michelle Ule on Apr 1, 2010 in Blog, Fiction | 1 Comment
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I flipped a coin as I filled out my application to UCLA. Heads I’d major in English; tails it would be history.
Heads won. I read poetry and Shakespeare rather than…
By Michelle Ule on Mar 31, 2010 in Blog, Fiction | 10 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Contemporary Santa Rosa, Calif.
They say if you want to learn about political life in the past, read a history book. If you want to learn about social customs, read historical fiction.
Historical fiction…
By Michelle Ule on Mar 30, 2010 in Blog, Fiction | 9 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: 60 and rainy
I’ve been writing this week about ways writers can suggest to their readers how to communicate in untried ways, how to slow the frenetic pace of their lives and how…
By Etta Wilson on Mar 26, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Nonfiction, Writing Life | 7 Comments
