Blog Archive
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Welcome to BookEnds, Kim Findlay!
Nov 10, 2017
I’m delighted to introduce all of you to Kim Findlay! With my background of having worked at Harlequin, I have a soft spot for category romance. I also love hockey romances. And Kim combines the two with so much heart! While I can’t claim to have represented it, you’ll be able to buy Kim’s debut, […]
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Tips and Tricks to Author Networking
Nov 09, 2017
In this year of the conference, I was only able to attend #RWA17 for one day. I was squeezing it between a trip to Seattle and a much-needed vacation. I also knew that, frankly, one day was all I needed to spend time with my clients, the BookEnds team and all the other talented BookEnds […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Antara G. Roy!
Nov 08, 2017
Antara was one of my first young adult novelist to sign, and I am so thankful I did. I am quirky, and she puts up with my weird agent self, but her manuscript and her main character spoke to me. As an agent, there is nothing that makes me happier than a having a client […]
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Get Out the Vote #Vote
Nov 07, 2017
A friendly reminder to all my readers who are US citizens. Today is the day to get out there and let your voice be heard. Get out and vote. It’s important, it matters, and even if you don’t have any big races happening in your area, there are people on that ballot running to gain […]
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This Month From BookEnds… November 2017
Nov 06, 2017
It’s November, and #TeamBookEnds has a lot to be thankful for. Here’s everything coming out from us, and everything to keep an eye out for: November Spotlight: Abigail Johnson has done it again! THE FIRST TO KNOW is out on 11/7, and is the perfect follow-up to her first book, IF I FIX YOU. Take […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Katrina Moore
Nov 03, 2017
When I read Katrina’s manuscript, I was so excited, I called her right then and there. It was a bit of departure from my normal way of offering rep. And Katrina is the reason why I stick to my normal rep. She was just picking her kids up from school and was so startled by […]
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Should an Author Query Multiple Manuscripts at Once? #QueryTip
Nov 02, 2017
Thank you to the Twitterverse for this great question. Is it okay to query agents with different manuscripts, or should an author focus on one at a time? My blanket answer is that you should only query one manuscript at a time. However, I know many authors dabble in different genres and might be querying […]
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A Market Update: What Publishers are Looking for Right Now. #MSWL
Nov 01, 2017
It’s been far too long since I’ve done a post like this and thanks to the recommendation of a reader, it’s time. A huge part of our job as agents is to keep up on publishing trends. To be really successful we need to know which publishers and which editors are looking for what kinds […]
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Happy Halloween from Bear Vallere and #TeamBookEnds!
Oct 31, 2017
Today’s Halloween. That means it’s another year of Bear Vallere’s (Teddy Bear to author Diane Vallere) costume making the rest of us at BookEnds look like Novice Trick-or-Treaters. Bear Vallere is the inspiration for Diane’s Costume Shop Mysteries, the third book which released this past August, DRESSED TO CONFESS, in which “Costume shop owner Margo […]
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Preparing for #NANOWRIMO
Oct 31, 2017
As the year winds down we enter #NANOWRIMO. That last push for authors to finish the novel we all want to read. While many of you plan to participate in #NANOWRIMO my question to you is are you really ready? Tomorrow is the day and while you might have your keyboard warmed up, have you […]
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When Is Ok to Resubmit? #Querytip
Oct 26, 2017
I’m curious, how do you tell if it’s okay to resubmit when suggestions for improvement are made? Is it spelled out, as in “please feel free to resubmit”? Anytime you make improvements feel free to resubmit. Listen, I’m of the give it a try, put it out there, life is too short mentality. Life is […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Lisa Katzenberger!
Oct 25, 2017
Though she has been on the team for only a few short months, Lisa is wholly #TeamNat. She’s tenacious, super nice, and constantly surprising me with the picture books she comes up with. She’s one of the nicest people I know and I could not be more excited to officially welcome her. Tell us […]
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