Blogger: Rachel Kent
When you get a publishing contract to sign, it’s important to read it because it’s a legal, binding document between you and the publisher. Even if your agent has already read the contract and thinks it looks good,…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on May 17, 2013 in Blog, Business of writing, Writing Life | 27 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I won’t claim this for every agent, but I know that Books & Such agents try very hard to communicate well with our clients and to respond to emails in an efficient way. We care deeply about the…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on May 3, 2013 in Agents, Blog, Writing Life | 31 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
When I sat down to write this week’s blog, it struck me that it will be posted on May 1. May Day. Every year without fail May Day reminds me of a mostly abandoned practice in my grandmother’s…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on May 1, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Life, Writing Life | 53 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Are there any four words repeated more often at writers’ get-togethers than the phrase, “I don’t get it. . .” followed by one of the perplexing mysteries of the publishing universe? Let’s face it, there’s much in publishing…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 30, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Children's books, Fiction, Marketing & Publicity, Publishers, Writing Life | 86 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
“Sitting is the new smoking,” Leslie Vernick, a life coach, licensed counselor and client of mine, told me back in January as we discussed our work styles.
I did a double take. I mean, we all know how…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Apr 29, 2013 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Life | 79 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
A couple of us at the agency have sold books this week after receiving multiple offers for the projects. It’s always very exciting to receive a lot of interest for a project and getting more than one offer…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Apr 26, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Business of writing, Writing Life | 33 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
The first quarter of 2013 is behind us. Are you satisfied that your writing is going according to your plan–your hopes–thus far? Perhaps making some early adjustments to what you’re doing will help propel you toward your writing…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Apr 24, 2013 in Authors, Blog, Productivity, Writing Craft, Writing Life | 65 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Are you living with a technology headache because you don’t want to spend money or because you don’t want to familiarize yourself with a new system? Don’t let your outdated technology hold you back any longer.
Spending money on…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Apr 19, 2013 in Blog, Productivity, Writing Life | 49 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
We expend many words encouraging writers to build their social media platform, develop a Facebook following, Twitter appropriately, explore Pinterest, Goodreads and many other online media. You’re supposed to have a knockout website and maybe even a go-to…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Apr 16, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Life, Social Networking, Writing Life | 84 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
A story of an agent reaching out to an author.
I was shot down today in an email! Actually, I’m making it sound more dramatic than it was, but I needed a hook for my story.
I met an author…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Apr 12, 2013 in Agents, Authors, Blog, Finding an Agent, Writing Life | 39 Comments
