A year ago, I wrote a blog post about my ventures of turning books into movies. I stumbled across that post a few weeks ago and realized a lot has happened and an update might be offer more insight into …
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Out of Office
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
As you read this on Tuesday I’m on an airplane winging my way to ICRS– the International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati.
I’m guessing that when clients call or email and get their agent’s out of office …
Professional Jealousy
Blogger: Mary Keeley
This is the time of year when contests will be won and awards will be announced. A few will get the prize; most will not. Since I am out of the office attending BEA this week, I …
Shame Off You!
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I spoke to two different clients last week who apologized for not being in touch and/or not getting me things. I also got some requested proposals from last year’s writing conferences that opened with “I’m sorry to …
Being Gutsy: An Insider Looks at Publishing
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
The publishing committee for the fledging publisher was small: four people. They sat not at a boardroom table but in a circle of chairs in the publishing executive’s office.
The marketing director shuffled through her sheaves …
Leave Room for a Future: Characters and Plot
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I have been reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver series. I read The Giver when I was in junior high and really enjoyed it and only recently saw that it is part of a series. The Giver was …
Christmas Books are Here (With a chance to get a free book!)
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Our clients’ Christmas releases are starting to arrive at the office. A couple of weeks ago, we received agency copies of Tricia Goyer, Sarah Sundin and Cara Putman’s Where Treetops Glisten and also An Amish Second Christmas…
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Dreaming of Travel Because of a Book
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I have many travel dreams that are born from books I’ve read and that I hope to fulfill someday. I have been to quite a few places in my life, but currently travel isn’t as easy with …
Book Research
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I just finished reading a brand new historical romance by a client of mine–it’s not the final draft–and sprinkled throughout the manuscript are little research notes for bits and pieces of history that she still needs to …
Professional Jealousy: Immunize Yourself from Its Bite
Blogger: Mary Keeley
At one point or another we’ve all been bitten by that green-eyed monster, otherwise known as professional jealousy. Ever hovering, seeking whom he may devour, he attacks by surprise at an unfortunate moment when defenses are weakened.…
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