Blog Archive

  • Decoding the Speed of an Agent’s Response

    Nov 14, 2016

    When I first opened to email queries I used to fear rejecting a query too quickly. I would actually save rejections (even though they were forms) in my draft box and send them at a later date. I feared that I would hurt an author’s feelings by responding too quickly, or appear as if I […]

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  • Journaling Toward Your Goals

    Nov 11, 2016

    As an angsty teen I spent a lot of time journaling. While I have all of those books, they are hidden in a far, dark corner of my basement. I’m sure I’d still be embarrassed to read them. It’s been years and years since I’ve journaled, but after reading about the 5-Minute Gratitude Journal I […]

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  • Forget Me Always by Sara Wolf is a New York Times Bestseller

    Nov 10, 2016

    This is the kind of news we live for. The kind that makes going into the weekend perfect. It’s also why I keep a bottle of bubbly chilling in the fridge at all times. Congratulations to Sara Wolf who has her debut on the New York Times YA ebook bestseller list with Forget Me Always, […]

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  • Publishing is About the Willingness to Take Chances

    Nov 10, 2016

    Just two weeks before graduating college in Milwaukee, Professor Dick Leonard called me into his office to offer me what would later become a life-changing opportunity. He was responsible for hiring a student intern to fill a position at the Newport Daily News in Newport, RI and he was offering it to me, above all […]

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  • Happy #PubDay to Stacy Henrie!

    Nov 09, 2016

    Many congratulations to Stacy Henrie on her new release! Love for All Seasons is a charming anthology of four inspirational historical romance novellas–one for each season! Be sure to check it out.   If you like the inspirational historical romances of Deanne Gist and Lauraine Snelling, you’ll love USA Today bestselling author Stacy Henrie! With four novellas—one for each […]

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  • How Not Following an Agent’s Request Labels You

    Nov 09, 2016

    When it comes to queries and submissions, every agent has different guidelines and requirements because every agent works differently and is looking for different things in a book and an author. It’s a source of constant frustration to authors, but also makes perfect sense for agents. Submissions are more than just a critique of your […]

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  • Deal News for A.B. Rutledge!

    Nov 08, 2016

    Children’s: Young Adult A.B. Rutledge’s debut MILES AWAY FROM YOU, the story of a teenage boy who loses the love of his life and looks for the courage to move on, in an exploration of gender nonconformity and identity, and the transformative power of love, travel, art, and human connection, to Margaret Raymo at Houghton […]

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  • Election Day! Go Vote

    Nov 08, 2016

    I just got back from voting and each time I get the opportunity to do so I’m overwhelmed by my own emotions. To get to walk into a polling place, accompanied by friends, neighbors, and even those I don’t agree with, to voice my opinion in the direction I would like this country to take […]

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  • Happy #PubDay for WHEN SHE’S GONE

    Nov 08, 2016

    After a long wait, WHEN SHE’S GONE by Lynn Balabanos (writing as Jane Palmer) is finally available! Get your copy here. Ara Zuyev is a secret to nearly everyone, and those who know anything about her have barely scratched the surface. A bodyguard for a powerful billionaire, she is the last line of defense for […]

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  • The Danger of Writing Far Outside Word Count Guidelines

    Nov 07, 2016

    Books and genres have target word counts. It’s the way it’s always been and I suspect it will always be that way. Long ago word counts were decided both because of genre expectations, but also cost. Too short and the cost of the book exceeded it’s worth, too long and the cost became too high […]

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  • Dressing for the Success You Hope For

    Nov 04, 2016

    BookEnds is a small enough office where you could easily wear your pajamas or yoga pants to work. For the most part, we work behind computers and phones and except for appointments with editors and authors (which don’t happen every day) we only see each other. Yet, I always dress as if I’m walking into […]

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  • BookEnds #BucketList – Tracy

    Nov 03, 2016

    I’ll admit that I have been making bucket lists since I was a child. When I was younger, my bucket lists had hundreds of items – be on Wheel of Fortune, learn another language, design and sew all my own clothes, see all seven continents, win an Academy Award, be an investigative reporter – and […]

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