Blog Archive
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Deals that Grab My Attention #MSWL
Mar 30, 2017
A few times a week I review new deals on Publisher’s Marketplace. It’s part of my job to keep up on what’s happening in publishing and this is one of the best ways. I can see what editors are buying (or have bought) and get a sense of the market. I also can’t help but […]
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An Agent’s Advice to Young Editors
Mar 29, 2017
I’ve been preaching a lot this year about stepping outside of the box, confronting your fear, and facing challenge head-on. This blog post is along those lines, but for editors. Back in another lifetime, I too was a young editor. I was the bottom rung on the ladder when it came to submissions from agents […]
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Querying BookEnds
Mar 28, 2017
Roughly a year ago, BookEnds became the inaugural agency for Query Manager and it was one of the best decisions we ever made. Query Manager is the sister database to Query Tracker, a website every querying author should know about. Over the course of the past year (or so), the founder of Query Manager has […]
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Praise for WHAT THE DEAD LEAVE BEHIND
Mar 27, 2017
Another great review during the count down until WHAT THE DEAD LEAVE BEHIND releases. We’re thrilled to share with you some of Publishers Weekly’s thoughts on Rosemary Simpson’s historical mystery: “Richly plotted . . . Simpson anchors an appealing detective duo in a colorful and well-researched depiction of period settings and personalities.” Check out the […]
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I Am No Longer Busy
Mar 23, 2017
For years I answered the question, “How are you?” with “Busy.” I’ve come to despise that word and I’m working incredibly hard to eliminate it from my vernacular. I am no longer busy. “Busy” is so self-defeating. It implies we’re unhappy or that we’re too busy to enjoy life. We’re just busy. In my experience […]
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Shut it Down & Get to Work
Mar 22, 2017
I’ve made a drastic change in my work habits in 2017. One of those changes has been to shut down all social media and get to work. I’ll check in on things in the morning, sometimes around lunch, and usually after work. During the rest of the day I’m dark and it is amazing what […]
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What Is Your Story?
Mar 21, 2017
We all tell ourselves a story, and it has nothing to do with the book we’re writing or the book we want to write. Our story is about us. It’s the story you tell yourself about who you want to be, who you are, or who you think you are, and a good chunk of […]
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Praise for Rosemary Simpson!
Mar 20, 2017
As we count down to the release date for Rosemary Simpson’s historical mystery, WHAT THE DEAD LEAVE BEHIND, we’re thrilled to share all of the great reviews. This time, BookList. Here’s a couple of things they had to say: “This is a story to savor … with an admirable teenage heroine.” “Prudence is a stubborn, […]
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The Negative Power of Words
Mar 20, 2017
I woke up this morning and immediately thought about how tired I was. It was a busy weekend with late nights and I was feeling it this Monday. And then I stopped myself. I watched the sun rise, realized that despite the foot of snow, today is the first day of Spring, and I changed […]
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Looks like the leprechaun got us this year.
Mar 17, 2017
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! **now to find our trickster.
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Selling Foreign Rights Abroad
Mar 16, 2017
I’ve been trying to buy some authors at my local indie store (many of whom are from the BookEnds stable). Today I discovered they would have to buy the books from overseas, so it would be cheaper for me to buy them (at the same price the store would but minus their mark up). It’s […]
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Making the Most of Publishing Networking Events
Mar 15, 2017
As we roll into Spring we are also rolling into conference season. Many of you will be planning to attend a major publishing event this year and while you’re looking forward to spending time with your writer friends, you’re likely dreading the networking that will be required of you. I get it. Writers are introverts […]
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