Publishers

Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
It’s sometimes easy to lose track of the real reason we’re doing this work of writing books, publishing books, and publicizing what’s been published. I’ve seen a number of instances…
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By Rachel Kent on Oct 17, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Productivity, Publishers, Writing Life | 11 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my post yesterday, we looked at sales in 2010. Today and tomorrow, we’ll take a peek at how 2011 is shaping up.
Last week Harlequin released its sales results…
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By Janet Grant on Aug 2, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Publishers, Publishing News | 15 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…
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By Wendy Lawton on Jul 14, 2011 in Blog, Bookstores, Fiction, ICRS, Nonfiction, Publishers, Social Networking | 19 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Unfortunately, the list of involuntary manslaughter murders that agents commit on clients’ careers goes on and on. Continuing from my previous post, I would also add:
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By Janet Grant on Jul 6, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Publishers | 5 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Home for the Fourth
While we agents like to think of ourselves as career-makers, unfortunately, we can also be career-killers. I’ll explore that concept this week; I hope the postswill alert you to ways that even good…
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By Janet Grant on Jul 4, 2011 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Publishers | 26 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As the week has progressed, the FB suggestions you’ve submitted for blog topics has grown. I used several of the suggestions as a way to focus how I talked…
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By Janet Grant on Jun 10, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Reading | 32 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last Friday, on my FB page, I asked for suggestions on blog topics. The ideas were wide-ranging, to say the least. I’ve decided that this week I’ll look at…
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By Janet Grant on Jun 6, 2011 in Authors, Blog, Bookstores, Business of writing, Publishers, Publishing News | 13 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
Ruth Goring, editor at the University of Chicago Press, led a workshop at the EPA Convention on changes in The Chicago Manual of Style: 16th Edition (CMS). Why is this topic so important…
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By Mary Keeley on May 27, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Publishers | 27 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…
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By Mary Keeley on May 24, 2011 in Blog, Business of writing, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishers | 19 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest office, IL
Attending writers conferences is something most agents do on a regular basis. Not only do the conferees learn but so also do the faculty. I plan to unfold for you some of…
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By Mary Keeley on May 23, 2011 in Blog, Book Proposals, Publishers, Writing Life | 17 Comments