Blog Archive
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Rejection Fatigue is Real
Sep 18, 2017
Lately, I’ve had rejection fatigue, not because I’m getting rejected, but because I’m doing the rejecting. I’m hungry for something new. In the same way you go to the bookstore in search of a new author, I go to my Query Manager inbox in search of a new client. Each time I open QM I […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Christina Elle!
Sep 15, 2017
I’m thrilled to introduce all of you to my newest client, Christina Elle! We connected when Kim Lionetti passed along Christina’s proposal (We really do share!) because she thought I might be a better fit. And she was right. Christina writes contemporary romances with a lot of heart and humor, and the project I read […]
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Judging a Book by It’s Cover (Blurb)
Sep 14, 2017
“I don’t see how a book could be judged by only the first three chapters.” And yet we do it all the time. This was the response I recently received on a rejection and yet I challenge that writer, and all readers, to look at how you judge books. Do you read every genre and […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Minerva Spencer!
Sep 13, 2017
I am thrilled to introduce all of you to Minerva Spencer! She writes historical romances, and will be making her debut with Kensington in 2018. I absolutely fell in love with her stories the moment I opened them. She puts her tortured heroes through the wringer, and I love that! Definitely look for her books […]
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An Agent’s Thoughts on Writer’s Conferences
Sep 13, 2017
2017 was the year of the conference for me. At last count I attended (or will attend) eight different writer’s conferences and I still have Bouchercon in October. I haven’t hit that number since my early days at BookEnds, back when I was building a list and a name, back before people knew who Jessica […]
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Happy #PubDay to BODY ON BAKER STREET by Vicki Delany!
Sep 12, 2017
It doesn’t take a detective to know the second installment in Vicki Delany’s SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES SERIES, BODY ON BAKER STREET is out today. Take a look! Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are busy managing the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium on Baker Street and adjoining Mrs. Hudson’s Tea Room in anticipation of the store’s […]
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Why We Need to Deemphasize Pitches
Sep 12, 2017
If there’s one area where you’ll find authors and agents disagreeing it’s on the subjects of pitches or pitch sessions at conferences. Authors tend to believe, and are taught to believe, that these pitch opportunities are what can make or break a career and that they’re the most important piece of any conference. Agents and […]
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#MeetTheIntern– Jess Freund
Sep 08, 2017
Although Jess left us at the end of June, we decided to hold her post until now in honor of her graduating high school (as Salutatorian, no less) and heading off to college at Notre Dame! Thanks for all your help this spring, Jess and best of luck in your first semester of college. What’s […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Crystal Cantabrana!
Sep 07, 2017
I am excited to welcome Crystal Cantabrana to the BookEnds team! Crystal and I connected through Brenda Drake’s #PitMad Twitter event, when I favorited her tweet pitch for her commercial women’s fiction project. After her full manuscript landed in my inbox, I was eager to see if the story was as captivating as her pitch. […]
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Introducing Tara Leigh to BookEnds
Sep 06, 2017
This is a very belated introduction to Tara Leigh, who has been a client of mine for over a year now, and who had her debut book release yesterday. PENTHOUSE PLAYER is the first in her Billionaire Bosses series, and is a must-read for anyone who loves Billions or The Wolf of Wall Street! Check […]
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Happy #PubDay to these 2 new cozies!
Sep 05, 2017
In addition to the new romances releasing from #TeamBookEnds’s ranks today, we also have these two great cozies to share with you readers: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES by Sofie Kelly In this charming mystery from the bestselling author of Paws and Effect, two magical cats have powers of detection that prove indispensable to librarian […]
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Happy #PubDay to these new Romances!
Sep 05, 2017
Jessica Alvarez’s clients are claiming September 5th as their #PubDay. Take a look at these two romances releasing today: CAPTIVATING WITNESS by Melinda Di Lorenzo- The first in a new Harlequin series: Passion and peril collide as a detective and the witness he’s protecting come under fire All formerly footloose waitress Reggie Frost wants is to show […]
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