Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Florida, participating in author-agent-publisher meeting
So, once you’ve assembled your right idea with the right title and done your homework on making a proposal that pops, it’s time to write your query. Note the order in which…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Feb 3, 2011 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries | 20 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Thanks for hanging in with me this week as I gave you the inside track. It’s not always easy to hear the realities of this business/art we have chosen. Or has…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Jan 14, 2011 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries | 20 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Judging by my inbox, a record number of writers have decided that 2011 is their year to publish-or-die. Is that your New Year’s resolution? Sad Truth #1: Getting published is akin to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Jan 10, 2011 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries | 40 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
If you frequent agent blogs or follow agents on Twitter you’ll see plenty written about the many ways writers fail. From terrible queries to brash behavior, from craft errors to marketing omissions,…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Oct 11, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Queries | 23 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
What to keep track of before publication:
Even before you’re a published author, you need to keep track of many important items during the submission process. Charts and lists are useful…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Sep 20, 2010 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Productivity, Publishers, Queries | 6 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.
Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and hold your breath.
Workaround:Rather…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Sep 17, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries, Social Networking | 11 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.
Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and hold your breath.
Workaround:…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Sep 16, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Queries | 9 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.
Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and hold your breath.
Workaround:…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Sep 15, 2010 in Blog, Contests, Finding an Agent, Queries | 1 Comment
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Problem: Catching the attention of an agent and getting him to ask for a proposal or manuscript.
Traditional Solution: Write a smashing query letter, send it to multiple agents and hold your breath.
Workaround:…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Sep 14, 2010 in Agents, Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries, Social Networking | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Wikipedia gives the following definition of a workaround: “A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine solution to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Sep 13, 2010 in Blog, Finding an Agent, Queries | 9 Comments
