Blog Archive

In Sales it’s Critical to Know Your Market

Jan 04, 2018

As a writer, you think of yourself as a creative person. Your sole job is to produce a phenomenal product both technically and creatively. As an author, your job goes well beyond writer. It is a marketer, publicist, and a salesperson. Once you make the decision to query agents you’ve become a salesperson, your job […]

Creating a Vision for How You Want to Feel

Jan 03, 2018

Each year I do a vision board, something I frame and set on my desk. Truthfully, however, my entire desk is surrounded by vision boards. My screensaver is a rotating group of pictures and quotes that inspire me, my bulletin boards are full of pictures, cards, poetry and book covers I love, and my calendar […]

Welcome 2018: The Year of BookEnds

Jan 02, 2018

Sometime last year I declared 2017 to be the year of change and I stood by my word. In 2017, we added two new agents to the team, promoted Beth to fulltime, and hired James (after years of him hanging around). We built a successful and growing children’s division, we’ve entered the graphic novel and […]

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

Dec 20, 2017

Happy Holidays from BookEnds!

Dec 15, 2017

From all of us to all of our wonderful readers we wish you a peace-filled, joyful holiday. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2018.

A Holiday Gift List–It’s All Books

Dec 14, 2017

Books have been an important part of my life since I was a child. Every Christmas morning I knew I’d find a book under the tree and in those long days when the Minnesota snow was blowing, dark came on at 4 pm, and school was out, I knew I could cuddle up in front […]

Welcome to BookEnds, Nicola Marsh!

Dec 13, 2017

Tell us a bit about your writing process. Where do you write, and how often? I write Monday to Friday from 9-2 (and in the evenings if I’m on a tight deadline.) I write anywhere. At my desk, at my folks’, at the library, at cafés, at school pick-up. Have laptop, will travel!   What […]

Jessica Faust’s Books of the Year for 2017

Dec 12, 2017

I never think of myself as a “best of” person, but this year when compiling my books-to-gift list I realized I ended up creating a short list of the best books I read in 2017. For reasons of ease I never include BookEnds projects or my own clients, primarily because I usually read their books years […]

Bringing 2017 to a Close

Dec 11, 2017

This is our last week of 2017 at BookEnds. Beginning next week we will close for the rest of the year. We will use those last two weeks to read all of the books we had planned to read for the year but never got to. We will spend time eating cookies and relaxing in […]

Welcome to BookEnds, Viviane Elbee!

Dec 08, 2017

I actually knew of Viviane’s work since my time at Simon & Schuster. I’d been lucky enough to see her story, TEACH YOUR GIRAFFE TO SKI, at a staff meeting. And true story: I was so behind on queries that I almost missed out on seeing this amazing talent. But the fates aligned, and now […]

Welcome to BookEnds, Richard Dinnick!

Dec 06, 2017

I cannot express how excited I am to welcome Richard Dinnick to #TeamMoe! Some of you in the geekdom side of things may already know Richard from his work with Doctor Who (which was my first introduction to him as well)! From comics — including his recently announced work Rob (coming from Legendary Comics & […]

Holiday Rejections–A Reader Poll

Dec 06, 2017

It’s already that time of year and I can’t believe it. In just a few weeks the BookEnds offices will be closing for the holidays. It will be our time to spend with friends and family, celebrate the many wonderful successes we’ve achieved in 2017, plan for an even more productive 2018, and maybe even […]