Blog Archive
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Happy #PubDay to Sarah Fox — For Whom The Bread Rolls
Mar 14, 2017
The second book in the Pancake House mysteries and possibly one of the cutest covers and greatest titles ever. Congratulations Sarah Fox! From the author of The Crêpes of Wrath comes another decadent cozy mystery. This time, pancake house owner Marley McKinney is tangling with a salty troublemaker . . . and a ravenous killer. […]
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Happy #PubDay to Sheila Connolly!
Mar 14, 2017
Happy #PubDay to Sheila Connolly’s newest book in the County Cork Mystery Series, Cruel Winter! If you remember, we teased a couple of Sheila’s books back here, and now we’re very excited to announce that it’s finally here. Snow is a rarity in Maura Donovan’s small village in County Cork, Ireland, so she wasn’t sure […]
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When it Comes to Editing, Listen to Your Heart
Mar 14, 2017
As you proceed through the submission process you’re going to get to the point when editors start suggesting ways you can improve on your book. They might do this through an R&R (revise and resubmit) or they might just do it in the form of a rejection. When this first happens you’re going to want […]
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Praise for Sharla Lovelace!
Mar 13, 2017
Monday started with a great review of Sharla Lovelace’s A CHARMED LITTLE LIE in the Library Journal. Verdict Contemporary romance readers will love this story, its characters, and the town they call home and will be eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series. —Jessica M. Strefling, U.S. Court of Appeals, Thank you, Jessica M. Strefling. And […]
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Congratulations to Sarah Fox, USA Today Bestseller!
Mar 11, 2017
We’re proud to announce that Sarah Fox’s first installment in the Pancake House Mystery Series has become a USA Today Bestseller. Buy THE CREPES OF WRATH here, or here. And keep an eye out for the sequel, FOR WHOM THE BREAD ROLLS, which publishes this coming week. Huge congratulations to Sarah!
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Welcome (Back) to BookEnds, Jennifer Robin Barr!
Mar 10, 2017
I’m so thrilled to welcome Jennifer Robin Barr back to BookEnds! Jennifer has previously written non-fiction guides for adults, but is coming back to us as writer of middle grade and picture book fiction! As you may have seen from #MSWL, I’ve been dying to find some baseball-centric middle grade. Jennifer’s book is just what […]
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BookEnds Around Town
Mar 09, 2017
Last summer, Jessica Faust posted a round-up of which conferences you can find #TeamBookEnds at. Every year BookEnds agents travel the country (and sometimes the globe) to attend writers conferences. If we’re lucky we get to speak or take appointments, but sometimes we simply go to meet with our own clients and other publishing professionals. […]
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#IStrikeFor…
Mar 08, 2017
In all my years of social media and blogging you have seen very few political posts and very little political commentary from me. That won’t likely change, although here and there more issues have crept into my tweets and posts. As a woman business owner who leads a team of primarily women, today is the […]
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Happy #PubDay to Melissa Cutler and Jade A. Waters!
Mar 07, 2017
A very happy #PubDay to Melissa Cutler on the release of ONE WILD NIGHT, and to Jade A. Waters on the release of THE DISCIPLINE! Pick up these fantastic, sexy reads! ONE WILD NIGHT is the latest in Melissa’s One and Only Texas series, and isn’t to be missed. Publishers Weekly said, “Sensitive issues of guilt and rejection are blended with […]
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Happy #PubDay to Laura Bradford – Silence of the Flans
Mar 07, 2017
Happy #PubDay to Laura Bradford on the second installment in the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries: THE SILENCE OF THE FLANS! Filled with a great mystery and, of course, some recipes. Read what it’s about: The second delectable Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery from the national bestselling author of Eclair and Present Danger. Baker Winnie Johnson does her best work when […]
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Trick Question: How long did it take you to write your book?
Mar 07, 2017
Every so often I’ll get a query where an author tells me how long it’s taken them to write their finished manuscript. Typically the time frames mentioned are ones that the author deems impressive–either very short (look at how quickly I managed to write this book!) or very long (look at how dedicated I am […]
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Submitting Nonfiction: The Key is You
Mar 06, 2017
I’ve opened up again to nonfiction and have been delighted with some of the queries I’m getting. I’ve received a number of pitches for business and self-empowerment titles, parenting, and even narrative and journalistic accounts of dog rescue. Keep them coming (and more of course). One thing nonfiction writers lack is the advantage of supportive […]
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