Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
We in the publishing world spend a lot of time talking about things like:
• The best thing you can do for your platform is write a great book.
• Publishing isn’t about who you know, but …
networking
Writers Conferences and Networking
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference.
One of the best reasons to attend a writers conference is
…Sometimes – It’s Who You Know
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Earlier this month at PubSmart, I co-taught a workshop on “setting yourself up for success” at the conference. I offered the idea that the participants’ most important connections would be with their fellow writers, not the …
Endorsements Start Before the Contract
Blogger: Rachel Kent
You finalized a contract for a new book and your publisher comes to you to ask you for a list of endorsers to send books to. Who are you going to have them approach about endorsing your …
Workarounds–Friend of a Friend
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 …
Career Killers: Playing Around the Edges
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: Sunny and mid-nineties– again!
Here’s another comment I recently heard from a frustrated editor talking about a writer: “I just wish he would spend less time networking—Twittering and Facebooking— …
While U Wait: Connect with Colleagues
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 88º and sunny
So while you are waiting we’ve had you perfecting your craft, building your inventory, setting up your infrastructure and pre-marketing. Now comes one of the most …
Best of the Blog 2009: Jumpstart Your Writing Dreams
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
In a series of my blog posts, we discussed career killers–those missteps that spell the “kiss of death” to a writer’s career. Several of you commented, asking what can …
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