Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It used to be that, for first-time writers, the best way to break into the publishing world was through writing nonfiction. Yet without a platform, today it’s difficult for writers…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 23, 2010 in Blog, Life, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing Life | 7 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve always loved memoirs. I’m interested in the personal, how and why people do things, and so a memoir provides me an opportunity to examine the writer’s life through his…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 22, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Life, Reading, Writing Life | 9 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Most Christian nonfiction is about Christian living–self-help books, advice on a myriad of subjects, or a manuscript on how to apply the Bible to life. A cursory glance at Christianbooks.com’s…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 20, 2010 in Blog, Life, Nonfiction, Reading | 6 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Among the things our agents noted while at the International Christian Retail Show last month (and shared with me–so now I’m sharing with you) was some editors continue to struggle…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 19, 2010 in Blog, Life, Nonfiction, Reading | 9 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I’ve touched briefly on significant impediments to writers being able to produce quality work. Physical ailments, such as hand problems and blindness, can be frustrating for writers with…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 2, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Life, Productivity, Writing Life | 5 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I grew up in a community of folks who knew how to party well on Saturday nights. Charming, funny, clever and lovely, they nearly all enjoyed a drink or two.…
By Michelle Ule on Jul 1, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Life, Productivity, Writing Life | 9 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday I wrote about my own challenges with writing; today we’re going to talk about what others have dealt with.
Prior to fifty years ago, blindness was a common problem in…
By Michelle Ule on Jun 29, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Life, Writing Life | 6 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It started innocently enough at Thanksgiving. My adorable two-year-old grandson began to cry. When I picked him up, I nearly dropped him from the strain on my thumbs. Hyper-extension? The…
By Michelle Ule on Jun 28, 2010 in Blog, Life, Productivity, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Little bits of encouragement picked up along the way can be lifelines to authors during the difficult and depressing moments that sometimes threaten the writing journey.
What is one of your…
By Rachel Zurakowski on Apr 23, 2010 in Authors, Blog, Life, Writing Life | 13 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
