Blog Archive
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Jessica F’s Favorite Books (and Things)
Dec 07, 2016
If you haven’t started shopping you might very well be in a panic. I know I would be, but I’m Type A that way. Most of my shopping is done, wrapped, and shipped well before Thanksgiving. Yep, not even kidding. We’ve been talking a lot about perfect gifts. It’s an obsession of ours. So for […]
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Happy #PubDay to Lily Blackwood for The Rebel of Clan Kincaid!!
Dec 06, 2016
Congratulation to Lily Blackwood on the release of the second book in her Clan Kincaid series!!! “Lily Blackwood is a fantastic new voice in Scottish romance. Get ready to be carried away!” — New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Since childhood, Magnus has been led to believe he is […]
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Happy #PubDay to Kym Roberts for Fatal Fiction!!
Dec 06, 2016
Congratulations to Kym Roberts on the launch of her Book Barn Mysteries with Fatal Fiction! When kindergarten teacher Charli Rae Warren hightailed it out of Hazel Rock, Texas, as a teen, she vowed to leave her hometown in the dust. A decade later, she’s braving the frontier of big hair and bigger gossip once […]
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Happy #PubDay to Andrea Laurence!
Dec 06, 2016
Today marks the print release of The Baby Proposal, the second book in Andrea Laurence’s Hawaiian Nights duet! And, if I’m not mistaken, I believe this is also Andrea’s 20th full-length release with Harlequin. Congratulations on both counts, Andrea! Faking a marriage for baby’s sake… When Lana Hale asks hotel tycoon Kal Bishop to marry […]
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Before You Get an Agent, Believe in Yourself
Dec 06, 2016
Life is fraught with uncertainty. Writing and publishing is definitely uncertain. One review thinks you are a genius, another thinks you’re a hack. I’m not sure it gets easier, I think authors just get stronger (or build harder shells). Before you jump into these publishing waters its critical that you believe in yourself. That doesn’t […]
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Marketing Advice from an 11-Year-Old
Dec 01, 2016
Once you become a published author you will be asked, and sometimes required, to participate in social media and other marketing events. As you’ve probably read here and on other blogs and websites, getting involved in social media is a terrific way to sell yourself and your books, but to be truly successful you can’t […]
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Abigail Johnson featured in the Clover newsletter!
Nov 30, 2016
If you’re looking for inspiration today, look no further. In the latest issue of the Clover newsletter, Abigail Johnson, author of If I Fix You, talks about how she’s overcome a life-changing accident and is now achieving her dreams. Read about it here: Clover Newsletter
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Welcome to BookEnds, Jack Evans–with a reintroduction for Theo Lorenz!
Nov 30, 2016
If you’ve been following our website over the past couple of years, you’re probably familiar with Theo Lorenz. They’re the author and illustrator of UNICORNS ARE JERKS and a number of other phenomenal adult coloring books, and we’ve been working together for a few years now! Theo is such a fun client because they like […]
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The Negative Side-Effect of Querying Two Books
Nov 29, 2016
Every once in a while I’ll get a query that includes descriptions of two or more books, or because authors are told to query only one book at a time, back-to-back queries from the same author. Let me tell you why neither of these is a good idea. When I read queries I’m looking for […]
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Decoding Agent-Speak: I Didn’t Know Where the Story was Going
Nov 28, 2016
There are a lot of things I’ve learned from interns, one is that agents (and editors) have a language of their own. In discussing a book, agents will sometimes say something along the lines of, “I had no idea where the story was going.” To authors (and interns) the obvious answer is to tell the […]
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Day of Thanksgiving
Nov 24, 2016
I’m an optimist, to the chagrin of some. Each day I sit down to make a list of three things I’m grateful for and big or small I can always come up with something. Today is the big one. The day when we truly reflect on all of the things we are thankful for in […]
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