Fresh Books: addicted to backlist edition!

I have a lot of new “for Dummies” titles this fall. I’m probably unique among agencies in how many books I’ve done with Wiley (and previously IDG), but that’s my reward for working with some of the very first Dummies authors. As the tooth fairy says when she comes to our house, “thanks for the teeth, I love the teeth,” …

Some Advice on Sending Queries

I just mailed out a bunch of rejections this morning, which is never very fun. Based on what I read today I wanted to add a few quick faux pas and some general advice! Many agents will take electronic queries these days (I prefer them). You can save yourself postage and reach out to those agents electronically. You might also …

The Myth of Multitasking Blog Tour

It’s great to see the kick-off of Dave Crenshaw’s blog tour in support of the The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done. He made a great effort to reach out to like-minded bloggers, folks who write about productivity, time management and organization, and he’s been successful so far. In the last three days Dave has been …

Reviews don’t “just happen.”

Don’t assume that just because you wrote a book someone is going to want to review it. Too often I find that writers forget about following through once a book is published, but in reality that’s the most important time to plan for a real push to find and solicit reviewers of your book. This goes for Amazon reviews too. …

new to twitter

I figured I could keep better track of my twittering authors if I joined in, so you can find me on twitter now: I may not update often but update I will when I can! You’ll find me doing all sorts of fascinating things, like stepping out to skim the pool, chasing the mailman down the street, or trying to …

Congrats to the Davis family, and welcome home Katie Rose

Welcome home, Katie Rose! I’m so pleased to share the news that Katie Rose Davis is finally home with her mom and dad — my long-time clients and dear friends, Harold and Phyllis Davis — after her very, very, early arrival in our world. Congratulations, we’re so very happy for you (and for Mathew, Nicky and Julian too!).

The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done

I’m really pleased to announce the publication of Dave Crenshaw’s first book, the business fable The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done, from Jossey-Bass. Not only was it fun to work on a business fable, this is a really timely and needed book. We live in a time when we are told we can do everything …

Fresh Books June Harvest!

Mood — smoky. Today we have over 840 wildfires burning in California. The good news is that we have new books on the shelves. Congratulations to Harold Davis on the publication of his amazing 100 Views of the Golden Gate (Wilderness Press). Congratulations to Steve Horton and Jeong Mo Jang on the publication of Professional Manga: Digital Storytelling with Manga …

Michelle Waitzman blurbed in Cosmo!

This is a first for my career probably 🙂 I don’t usually see my books in Cosmo. Michelle Waitzman, author of Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple’s Guide to Being Naughty in Nature was quoted in Cosmo last week. Michelle was interviewed for a sidebar (to do with, ah hem, creative ways to use a hammock) and Wilderness Press …