Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Our Books & Such offices are closed for Christmas Break. We decided to choose some oldies but goodies to re-blog. This is a blog post I wrote almost seven years ago but the wisdom from these writers …
Gayle Roper
How to Keep Up with What Readers Want Without Going Daffy
Blogger: Michelle Ule
What Writers Can Learn From Kodak
Part 2 of 2
Rachelle Gardner’s excellent blogs earlier this week raised a question in my mind: How does a writer know what readers want and thereby remain marketable?
1. Keep …
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Best Part of Being an Agent: Discovering Treasures
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: International Christian Retailers Show, Denver, CO
Many writers see agents as just another gatekeeper, barring entry into the garden of publishing. The common lament is, “You can’t get published without an agent, and you can’t get …
The Long and the Short of It
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Office, Nashville
Weather: Hot and windy
How many words should a title have? Well, that depends on a lot of things, but subtitles often carry the freight of conveying the content while the …
Writing Rituals
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Weather: Sunny and warm
What is it about writers that we tend to have little rituals that mark our work.
I can’t write unless my office is orderly. In …