Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Old New Castle, Del.
Yesterday I wrote about finding a treasure–a children’s picture book manuscript that a friend referred me to. It is a story filled with magic, sensory richness and adventure.
You may have guessed, after my raving…
By Wendy Lawton on Feb 3, 2012 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 5 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: New York City
Talk to any literary agent and she will have stories about discovering that perfect project– the one that wouldn’t leave her alone. Today I’m going to talk about one such project that I discovered…
By Wendy Lawton on Feb 2, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Finding an Agent | 5 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My favorite moments during the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers conference) all involved getting to know people. I sat near a wonderful editor during our 15-minute appointments with conferees, and…
By Rachel Kent on Sep 30, 2011 in Authors, Finding an Agent, Writing Life | 14 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
On Saturday, after a long day of appointments, I was waiting outside of the appointment rooms to introduce myself to an editor I had never met face-to-face. I love making…
By Rachel Kent on Sep 29, 2011 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries, Writing Life | 12 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
I served on faculty at the ACFW conference last week, and I’m happy to report that it was a wonderful event with so many blessed moments. Today I’d like to…
By Rachel Kent on Sep 28, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Finding an Agent, Writing Life | 18 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer)…
By Wendy Lawton on Aug 12, 2011 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 22 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Traveling home from the Pacific Northwest
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer) and…
By Wendy Lawton on Aug 11, 2011 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 23 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Meetings in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer) and…
By Wendy Lawton on Aug 10, 2011 in Blog, Finding an Agent | 30 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Traveling to the Pacific Northwest
Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each writer) and has…
By Wendy Lawton on Aug 9, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Finding an Agent | 9 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
A couple of weeks ago one of my clients wrote to ask the following of me:
“As I’ve observed and visited with many unpublished authors who attend conferences, I find that the…
By Wendy Lawton on Aug 8, 2011 in Agents, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Queries | 18 Comments
