Blog Archive
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Why We Need to Support Junior Editors and Agents
Jul 19, 2022
When I was a junior editor, an editorial assistant to be exact, a huge part of my job was answering the phone and handling agent questions. It meant pulling forgotten submissions out of the pile and placing them on top for my boss, tracking down payments, and contracts, and giving updates on the progress of […]
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I Wrote a Book Because Everything Else is Crap
Jul 14, 2022
I didn’t, but apparently, many authors do because I get some variation of that line pretty regularly in query letters. I don’t auto-reject many things. Memoirs, because I don’t represent memoirs, children’s books including YA for the same reason. People who think everything published is crap. Anyone who wants to disparage all books in the […]
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Our Top 6 Reasons Nonfiction is Rejected
Jul 13, 2022
Literary Agents Jessica Faust and James McGowan explain the top 6 reasons they might reject a work of non-fiction in their inbox. From proposal errors, to book concepts, and even to writing.
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Jenissa Graham Loves Books That Change Her Perspective
Jul 12, 2022
We're continuing our series of interviews with the BookEnds agents with Jenissa Graham. Tune in!
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New Client Alert — Kamalani Hurley
Jul 11, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Kamalani Hurley!
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New Client Alert — Sarah J. Mendonca
Jul 08, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Sarah J. Mendonca!
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Jessica Faust is Always Hungry for New Clients
Jul 07, 2022
We're kicking off a summer of interviews with our agents with our founder, Jessica Faust! Tune in!
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Why Publishing Your Book Takes So Long
Jul 06, 2022
In this video, the last of three videos dedicated to covering why it takes so long to publish your book, Jessica and James discuss the publishing process and why it might take so long.
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Subrights 101 and Meet the Team
Jul 05, 2022
In publishing, we focus so much on getting that first deal that sometimes we forget about the other ways a book can make money. Primarily this means subrights. The sales you make after that first book deal that help expand your book’s audience and your bank account. Defining Subrights Subsidiary rights, otherwise known as subrights, […]
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New Client Alert — Rashmi Bismark
Jul 01, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Rashmi Bismark!
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Your Queries are Flooding My Inbox…Thank You
Jun 30, 2022
I receive somewhere around 500 queries every month. So does everyone else at BookEnds. It’s a lot. It’s incredible. Every time I log into my inbox it’s full of new queries. Or at least one new query depending on how long it’s been since I logged in, and it’s probably one of my most favorite […]
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Why Selling Your Book Can Take So Long
Jun 29, 2022
In this video, which is the second in a series of three dedicated to covering how long it takes to publish a book, Jessica and James break down why it takes so long to sell your book once you have an agent.
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