Blog Archive
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How to Handle Edits
Jun 07, 2017
You’ve just gotten your edits back from your editor, and as you flip through the manuscript, you see red marks and questions all over. What do you do? First, breathe. Always remember that your editor is trying to help you tell the best story possible. Questions and criticisms aren’t personal and they’re not an attack […]
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Happy #PubDay to These Two Great Mysteries
Jun 06, 2017
Today marks the #PubDay for two of BookEnds’ great mysteries: Maggie Sefton’s ONLY SKEIN DEEP, and Kay Finch’s THE BLACK CAT SEES HIS SHADOW. Take a look: Maggie Sefton’s ONLY SKEIN DEEP is the 15th (FIFTEENTH) installment in the Knitting Mystery series. In the latest novel from The New York Times bestselling author of Knit […]
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Happy #PubDay to Jennifer Delamere!
Jun 06, 2017
The first in Jennifer Delamere’s new “London Beginnings” series, THE CAPTAIN’S DAUGHTER, is finally out today. We’ve been waiting to share this great new historical romance with you all. When a series of circumstances beyond her control leave Rosalyn Bernay alone and penniless in London, she chances upon a job backstage at a theater that […]
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Get to Know Agent Rachel Brooks
Jun 06, 2017
What Excites You About Being an Agent: Reading a manuscript or proposal that gets me brainstorming next steps is EXCITING. This leads to other exciting things, like knowing I want to help a debut author get that first deal, or an established author push their career to the next level, or reminding me why I […]
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Happy #PubDay to Tif Marcelo!
Jun 05, 2017
Congrats to Tif Marcelo on her #pubday for NORTH TO YOU, first in the Journey to the Heart series. In this warmhearted and charming debut, a food truck chef and her long lost Army love clash when they cross paths in San Francisco. Camille Marino has got a full plate. As the sole guardian of […]
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Meet Rachel Brooks, Our Newest BookEnds Agent
Jun 05, 2017
The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Just four days before I had a scheduled trip to Austin, TX I received a resume from Rachel Brooks, an agent who represents romance, young adult, and cozy mysteries and who was looking for a new home. She currently works remotely from Texas. After an hour-long interview during […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Yvonne Ivinson!
Jun 02, 2017
I’m so excited to welcome Yvonne Ivinson to BookEnds Literary! Her work as an author-illustrator is absolutely brilliant! I don’t want to say too much about the project that drew me in – but it is a really cleverly done, sparse text story that is absolutely charming. Her art is warm and inviting, and her […]
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Before Anything You Must Believe
Jun 01, 2017
Your #MondayMotivation on a Thursday Before I, or any other agent, can ever believe in you and your book you must believe in yourself. I don’t mean, “yes I’m going to write a book” believe. I mean really, truly, with every atom of your being know that you are going to write an incredible book […]
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Writing Credits that Boost Your Career
May 31, 2017
In my search for blog ideas one Twitter follower had this question: Yes! Would love to know what kind of writing credits agents value (and those they don’ts) in an author’s bio section of a query. Thanks! Previous credits that are most similar to what you are pitching are the strongest. Top on the list, […]
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Where to Find #TeamBookEnds
May 30, 2017
As part of the effort to keep everyone updated on our busy conference schedule, here is our June update for where you can find #TeamBookEnds. May 31-June 2 The BookEnds team will be attending the BookExpo in New York: June 3 Jessica Alvarez will be at the Rutgers University Writers’ Conference, taking pitches and schmoozing. June […]
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Happy #PubDay to Sally MacKenzie!
May 30, 2017
Congratulations Sally, on the third installment of the Spinster House series, WHEN TO ENGAGE AN EARL and its publication date! If love is a malady, the Spinster House ladies have caught it, one by one. Miss Jane Wilkinson couldn’t be more delighted when her two best friends marry, creating a much-desired vacancy at the Spinster […]
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Happy #PubDay to Vicki Fee!
May 30, 2017
Happy #PubDay to Vicki Fee on the third installment of her Liv and Di Mystery series, ONE FETE IN THE GRAVE. Party planner Liv McKay has outdone herself this time. She’s put together an unforgettable Fourth of July celebration for the town of Dixie, Tennessee—including breathtaking fireworks and an exciting Miss Dixie Beauty Pageant. Maybe […]
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