Blogger: Janet Grant
All of our agents have slipped out of the office to spend the holidays with their families. We’ve picked from previous posts “The Best of” for your reading pleasure and pondering. Our office opens on January 5, …
publishing
A list of publishing items to take your time on.
Blogger: Rachel Kent
We’re always in such a hurry. Running the publishing race and jumping its many hurdles. Getting things done and doing them quickly is great, but there are certain areas where it’s a good idea to slow down …
Placing Debut Projects: A Joy of Agenting
Blogger: Rachel Kent
One of my favorite things to do is to call a debut client to tell him or her that we received an offer. It’s such a delight to share in the moment when that author’s dreams become …
What if ebooks were no more?
Blogger: Rachel Kent
From a reader’s perspective, how would you feel if ebooks were suddenly not available for purchase any more and we all had to go back to buying physical copies of books? Would you mind having to hold …
The Advance: How Much Can I Expect?
Blogger: Wendy
Following is a post I wrote a couple of years ago as a guest on another blog. Because it’s a topic writers care about I wanted to share the information here.
I love to talk about great writing, …
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 …
Ask An Agent
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
When I sit down to write a blog post I usually start with some of the questions I’ve been asked. Questions about books, representation, publishing or marketing. You’ve heard us advise authors to write to the reader’s …
Dealing with a Bounty of Publishing Riches
Blogger: Michelle Ule
I’m filling in for Wendy Lawton this week and next as she travels with Lauraine Snelling on an author tour–Lauraine’s signing books at the Lifeway Christian Store Tuesday, August 19, in Toledo at 6 pm.
Managing Multiple …
Ten Immutable Laws for the Literary Agent
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
My chapter for this morning was Exodus 20–The Ten Commandments. I took time to write each one out in my journal since my mind always connects better when my hand is engaged. The practice got me to …
Business and emotions: Receiving multiple offers for a book
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 …
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