Blog Archive
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What Are Exclusive and Simultaneous Submissions?
May 18, 2022
Have you ever wondered about the difference between exclusive and simultaneous submissions? You’re in luck, then! In this video, Jessica and James discuss the difference between exclusive and simultaneous submissions, what their preferences are, and the power balances that exclusive submissions can create.
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I’ll See Your Word Count and Raise it by 20,000
May 17, 2022
Whenever I discuss word count, whenever anyone discusses word count, there always has to be a challenge. I get it. There are a lot of books out there that don’t match suggested word counts. What I don’t get is when industry professionals have to blast other professionals on this subject. Word count varies, as we […]
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New Client Alert — Elsie McLaughlin
May 16, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client Elsie McLaughlin!
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New Client Alert — Julie Brookman
May 13, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Julie Brookman!
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An Agent’s Role in Publishing Paid Me
May 12, 2022
I think an agent’s number one job is to have the hard conversations. It’s to let a publisher know when they’ve really fallen off the mark with a cover. When cover copy is just plain boring and, most importantly, when the offer they’re making is not at all what they would be paying if the […]
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Our Thoughts on Publishing’s “Great Resignation”
May 11, 2022
There have been talks about publishing’s “Great Resignation” in the recent months. People seem to be leaving publishing at an unprecedented rate. But is it really unprecedented? Check out our video, where James and Jessica discuss their thoughts on the “Great Resignation” and the implications for publishing’s future. Listen to Jessica provide some context for […]
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Your Job Interview Starts with Your First Email
May 10, 2022
BookEnds has hired a lot of new people in the past two years. Very soon we’ll be excited to introduce you to all the new (and some of the old) faces of BookEnds. Hiring is probably the most stressful aspect of my job–the thing I really hate the most. It means making a commitment to […]
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New Client Alert — Matthew Erman
May 09, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Matthew Erman!
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New Client Alert — Mary Uhles
May 06, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Mary Uhles!
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Get to Know Subrights Manager and Associate Agent, Jenissa Graham!
May 05, 2022
Come get to know our newest associate agent and subrights manager, Jenissa Graham, in this fun Q&A!
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Meet Subrights Manager & Associate Agent, Jenissa Graham!
May 04, 2022
It’s so exciting for me to be forever growing and changing. Last year BookEnds decided to hire someone to be our Subsidiary Rights Manager. In addition to the work Jessica Alvarez does managing our foreign rights, this person would manage everything from film, to audio, to merchandising. We thought it would be a tricky position […]
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When Your Series is Cancelled
May 03, 2022
I have represented lots of series over my career. Some are planned (trilogies or duologies) and sold as such, while others, especially mysteries, have no end plan. In those cases, the author writes until they can write no more. Sometimes the end comes through a choice they make and other times it’s a choice that’s […]
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