Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Connected with my post from yesterday, when I wrote about writers who try to glean free advice from agents, are writers who are in a pickle with their agent…
By janetgrant on Aug 31, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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Yesterday I shared Susan Lawson’s journal entry. She, like so many waiting writers, asks what to write next? It’s a valid question. Does one begin the second book in…
By Wendy Lawton on Jun 8, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Writing Life, query | 13 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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Last time I blogged, I talked about query letter dos and don’ts. Mostly the don’ts. I want to follow that up with the next step–what to do once you’ve got that book done,…
By Wendy Lawton on Jun 7, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Writing Life, query | 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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We’ve talked about avoiding the too-clever query and giving too much information. We’re going to wind up this week by talking about those queries that fail because they are…
By Wendy Lawton on May 14, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, queries | 12 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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In the comments yesterday I mentioned how important it is for me to know something about the author in the query. When I agree to represent a new client…
By Wendy Lawton on May 13, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, queries | 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are not rules, they…
By Wendy Lawton on May 12, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, queries, query | 22 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
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Great responses yesterday. You communicated the limitations and frustrations of the query system. Truthfully? It’s one of my least favorite parts of this job. I agree that you…
By Wendy Lawton on May 11, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, queries, query | 25 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
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If you are familiar with Twitter then you’ll be familiar with the title of this week’s blog entries– #QueryFail. That’s a hashtag* for complaints about the…
By Wendy Lawton on May 10, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent, queries, query | 11 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve spouted a number of opinions about how a writer can break out from the pack this week. I could have added so much more, including:
–the importance of knowing…
By janetgrant on May 7, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Finding an Agent, Marketing & Publicity, Nonfiction, Publishers, Writing Life | 12 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
How do you make an editor or agent notice your work? I think most of us realize that editors and agents are bombarded with ideas every day. So far…
By janetgrant on May 5, 2010 in Blog, Fiction, Finding an Agent, Writing Life | 3 Comments
