Blog Archive
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Welcome to BookEnds, Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie!
Jul 29, 2016
I am so excited to welcome this picture book pair to the BookEnds team! Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie’s picture books have a fantastic sense of whimsy, wit and humor. They also managed to find those unique spaces where a familiar concept (e.g. sibling rivalry or learning something new) can be explored in a completely […]
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The Successful Collaboration of an Author and Her Literary Agent
Jul 28, 2016
One of the things I love most about my job is collaborating with my clients. Whether it’s coming up with new ideas for them to work on or coming up with ideas to help strengthen and grow a particular book. It’s one of the reasons I first became an agent. If you follow BookEnds_Literary on […]
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Your Chance to Meet a BookEnds Agent
Jul 27, 2016
This is a post we should probably be doing 2-3 times a year, but one I just thought of now. 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 […]
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Happy #PubDay to Bailey Cates for Spells and Scones!!
Jul 26, 2016
Congratulations to Bailey Cates on the release of the sixth book in her New York Times-bestselling Magical Bakery series! There’s a body in the bookshop in this latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Magical Bakery mysteries… When the bookshop next to the Honeybee Bakery hosts a signing for a Savannah […]
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Deal News for Sarah Hawthorne!
Jul 25, 2016
Congratulations to Sarah Hawthorne on the sale of her debut novel! We’re thrilled to be working with her on this hot motorcycle club romance! 2016 Golden Heart Award nominee Sarah Hall writing as Sarah Hawthorne’s BREAKING HER RULES, featuring a single mom who turns tricks to stay afloat and the stoic biker who sweeps […]
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Pitching to Editors
Jul 25, 2016
In talking about pitching I focus a lot on agent pitches and the author who is searching for an agent. The question I was asked lately concerned editors. If given the opportunity to pitch an editor is there anything you should do differently? After some thought I decided that I don’t think so. Most editors, […]
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Preparing for Publishing’s Summer Slowdown
Jul 20, 2016
I’m pretty sure I write a post like this every year at this time. I’m nothing if not predictable. I think it might be in part because I’m prepping for my own vacation and part of cleaning house is making sure I’ve got a few blog posts ready to go. As you well know by […]
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Happy #PubDay to Eileen Richards!
Jul 19, 2016
Congratulations to Eileen Richards for the release of A Most Inconvenient Wish, the third book in her “A Lady’s Wish” series! The Best Laid Plans Come From The Heart… Sophia Townsend has watched both of her sisters find love and settle into idyllic married lives. But raised to believe that her greatest purpose is to […]
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Jessica Faust’s #SummerReads
Jul 18, 2016
I read a lot of articles on productivity, leadership and management, and in a recent article the author talked about how adding five-minutes a day of reading changed everything for him. Instead of committing to the monumental task of a book a week or a book a month, he simply committed to five minutes. Believe […]
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Advice on Perfecting Your Pitch
Jul 14, 2016
I’ve done tons of posts on pitching over the years, yet it always seems like there’s room for another. Having just returned from #Pitchfest at #Thrillerfest16 I have thoughts on what makes a good pitch and tips on how to make your pitch stronger. Knowing that #RWA16 is right around the corner, as well as […]
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The Power of Communication…and the Weaknesses
Jul 13, 2016
Lately we’ve been having some difficulties with our server. It seems that some, but not all, emails from gmail or yahoo accounts are getting lost. Not dropped into our spam folders, just lost. A few years ago we switched servers because of similar problems. What I’ve come to learn is that no server is perfect […]
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Little Library Lovers will Adore Elizabeth Buzzelli’s Newest Series
Jul 12, 2016
As lovers of Little Libraries (just check out our Instagram account) we couldn’t be more excited for A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli, the first in the Little Library Mystery series. “Fans of [Lewis] Carroll will delight in Zoe’s flights of fancy, and the northern Michigan setting in all its splendor is a […]
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