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: 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.
Everyone gets discouraged at some point, but publishing is an industry full of emotional roller coasters. It’s easy to fall into the pit of discouragement as a writer, publisher, editor…
By Rachel Kent on Jun 24, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
We’ve been looking this week at the elements that make a book successful. And we’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about the importance of the author’s brand. Today…
By Janet Grant on Jun 9, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing Craft | 19 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What makes a book a success? Today I’d like to examine with you a book that, I believe, took everyone by surprise at its success. A Top Ten bestseller…
By Janet Grant on Jun 7, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Nonfiction, Reading, Writing Craft | 19 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest office, IL
The “Changing World of Publishing” panel discussion at Colorado Christian Writers Conference reinforced what we’ve been observing in the industry and highlighted developments with a fresh perspective. Several of us have blogged…
By Mary Keeley on May 24, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers | 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley, California Office
First Published: August 11,2009
Did I give you new things to worry about yesterday? I hope not. But if forewarned is forearmed, I want to be the one to give you a…
By Wendy Lawton on May 13, 2011 in Marketing & Publicity, Nonfiction | 21 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I would like to focus on the Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How) questions you should answer for each project before creating a book proposal.
Naturally, today I…
By Rachel Kent on Apr 25, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Productivity | 23 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
I imagine a few purists are cringing at my blog title. Publishing a fashion industry? From the hallowed halls of academia, to the much-revered classics, how can I say such a…
By Wendy Lawton on Apr 7, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers, Writing Life | 33 Comments
