Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
If you had 1-3 sentences in which to convince someone to buy your book, what would you say?
Your answer reveals your manuscript’s high concept. High concept is a phrase used in the film industry for …
Rene Gutteridge
A Common Manuscript Flaw: The Sagging Middle
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Author Rene Gutteridge’s new novel, Misery Loves Company, has a clever Chapter 17. It discusses how manuscripts often sag around Chapter 17 and indirectly warns writers to be cautious when they come to this place when …
Contract Stage for Multi-Author Projects
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The contract stage has been different for each of the two multi-author projects I’ve worked on recently.
For A Log Cabin Christmas Collection each agent was responsible for …
Planning Multi-Author Projects
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Books that include a collection of stories by different authors seem to be becoming increasingly popular. How are these projects planned? Who corrals all of the authors to …