Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Pretty much everyone just wants to be liked, right? Why, we’ve all taken to heart one sentence from Sally Fields’ earnest Academy-Award acceptance speech: “You like me, you really…
By Janet Grant on Jan 30, 2012 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Publishers, Writing Life | 20 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
As we concentrate on positive outlooks, this week, let’s tackle our persistence barometer. Some people just seem to have a sunny disposition no matter what life throws at them. For the rest…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 26, 2012 in Agents, Blog, Business of writing, Publishers, Writing Life | 4 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois
In a productive brainstorming meeting with a client about two weeks ago, three necessary parts of a writer’s whole proposal “package” came into clear view. They are not new concepts; they are…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 24, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Book Proposals, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Just back from Agency Summit in Wine Country
No, the title of this blog isn’t about the software program. I’m referring to my view of 2012. At the beginning of each new year we’re used to feeling encouraged…
By Mary Keeley on Jan 23, 2012 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Life | 4 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office; Santa Rosa, Calif.
Friday pick: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Here is the link to the movie page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482459/
The Lorax is a children’s book written by Dr. Seuss back in the 1970′s. It’s basically the story…
By Rachel Kent on Jan 20, 2012 in Blog, Children's books, Writing Life | 3 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
This last fall my husband and I went to a prayer retreat that had one purpose– to help us learn to listen. I was shocked to discover how powerful listening is. I’ve been trying to…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 12, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Life, Writing Life | 16 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Yesterday at our meeting here in Texas I gave the morning meditation. It was titled, “So What Do You Want?” Earlier this year I read the account in Mark 10:51 of Jesus leaving Jericho, followed…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 11, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 11 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Every year the agents at Books & Such spend some serious time setting professional goals. We have to commit to paper what we want to accomplish including specific financial and performance goals. Last year was…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 10, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 10 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Round Top, Texas
Elizabeth Barrett Browning said: “God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.” At the beginning of a new year, our job is to dream.
Hopefully by now, you’ve spent time analyzing the past year. Socrates said…
By Wendy Lawton on Jan 9, 2012 in Blog, Life, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The last few days I’ve been exploring trends in our culture that can inform what we write about or how we reach readers. One idea that’s been around for…
By Janet Grant on Jan 6, 2012 in Blog, Life, Reading, Writing Life | 5 Comments
