Blog Archive
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A Peek at Instant Rejections
Mar 18, 2016
There are plenty of times I don’t need to read the entire query to know I’m going to reject a book. This is one of those times: [TITLE of My Book] is your chance to represent literature that is a giant cut above all the mediocre material and just plain junk you may be accustomed […]
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A #BookEndsChat Recap on @Storify
Mar 17, 2016
Earlier today we hosted a BookEnds chat and are so thankful for everyone who came to Twitter and asked questions. For those who weren’t able to make the chat, Moe did an amazing job of putting it together on Storify for you. Now you can see what we talked about and read all of our […]
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#BookEndsChat this afternoon!
Mar 17, 2016
The BookEnds team will be hosting a Twitter chat this afternoon from 1:00-2:00 EST. Come join Jessica F, Kim, Jessica A, Moe, and Beth and have some questions ready for us! Use the hashtag #BookEndsChat so we see all those burning questions you have. We look forward to hearing from you then.
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A #MSWL from Jessica Alvarez
Mar 16, 2016
One of my goals for 2016 was to really be on top of my reading, and I’ve been doing a pretty good job with that. I’ve also been on the hunt for some specific items on my #MSWL (manuscript wish list), and haven’t yet found projects that quite fit. So, please, send these things my […]
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Formatting Matters
Mar 15, 2016
Sometimes I feel like I’m being picky, petty even, when I ask an author or a client to change the formatting on her manuscript. Believe it or not, there’s a method to my madness and it’s not just because I read all day or I like things a certain way. Back in my early publishing […]
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Things You Don’t Need to Share in Your Query
Mar 14, 2016
It’s easy to find information on what your query should contain. You should always include the title, genre, a short bio and of course the blurb. What is harder to find is information on what a query doesn’t need. So let me put together a short list for you. You’re an avid reader: I don’t […]
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Hanging Your Shingle: The Author’s Website
Mar 11, 2016
I don’t think I need to tell authors that a website is imperative. Every author should have one, just like every business should have one. Having just gone through the process of re-establishing the BookEnds brand and website I have some thoughts on what a website needs and what, maybe, it doesn’t need. Address: The […]
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SHARDS OF MURDER by Cheryl Hollon
Mar 10, 2016
Book 2 in the Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery series is here! When a glass-making competition turns deadly, glass shop owner Savannah Webb must search for a window into a criminal’s mind… As the new proprietor of Webb’s Glass Shop, Savannah has been appointed to fill her late father’s shoes as a judge for the Spinnaker […]
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Balancing the Reading in a Literary Agent’s TBR Pile
Mar 10, 2016
As an agent it seems that I am always struggling to balance what I’m reading. Last year I was lucky to be able to get in a lot of pleasure reading. This year, I’ve barely finished one book. A truth I’m loathe to admit. The difference? This year I’m looking at my reading in a […]
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Happy French #PubDay Pretending to Be Erica
Mar 09, 2016
Selling foreign rights is a fascinating business and I’m so thankful we have Moe taking the lead on this for us. What sells in one country is of no interest to another. What’s a big hit here, isn’t necessarily a big hit anywhere else. That being said, Pretending to Be Erica has garnered a worldwide […]
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A #MSWL from Jessica Faust
Mar 09, 2016
I’m hungry and the Trader Joe’s crunchy peanut butter on my desk isn’t doing it for me. I need a good read. Something that makes me pull up a chair and ignore every beep and bing from my computer. Something that makes me miss a subway stop and email an author at 11:00 at night […]
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Happy #PubDay to Lara Lacombe and Andrea Laurence!
Mar 08, 2016
Two fantastic books from Andrea Laurence and Lara Lacombe released today! Congrats to Andrea on the release of The CEO’s Unexpected Child, a Billionaires and Babies title from Harlequin Desire! And congratulations to Lara on the release of Colton Baby Homecoming, from Harlequin Romantic Suspense! And look at these covers! Who can resist a cover with a […]
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