Blog Archive
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BookEnds Challenges You to 30 Days of Rejection
Sep 23, 2015
I first read this article back when it was published in Fast Company in May. I’ve sat on this article for six months, urging myself to do the challenge, but not actually doing it. In the article, author Jia Jiiang discusses how facing his fears of rejection helped him accomplish his dreams. We all work […]
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A Gala Event by Sheila Connolly
Sep 22, 2015
Look what just arrived! An entire box of A Gala Event by Sheila Connolly, the 9th book in An Orchard Mystery series. How is it there are already 9 books!? Wedding bells are ringing for Meg and Seth in the latest Orchard series by New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly.
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Converting a Script to a Novel
Sep 22, 2015
Anyone who has ever taken a look at a script knows that script writing and novel writing are two completely different beasts. Writers complain that query writing is different, try a script. At BookEnds we represent books, not scripts. We don’t have connections in the film industry, we have agents we work with who have […]
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A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams only $1.99
Sep 21, 2015
If you haven’t yet read Ellery Adams this is the perfect time to discover this incredible author. For a short time A Killer Plot is available for only $1.99. From a New York Times bestselling author comes a page-turning cozy mystery: Hoping to make friends, Olivia joins a writing circle — but her literary hobby […]
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#BookEndsChat on Twitter this morning!
Sep 21, 2015
Have you ever had a question you’ve been dying to ask a BookEnds agent? Whether it’s about our #MSWL or our formatting preferences, now is your chance to ask. Jessica F, Kim, Jessica A, Moe, and Beth will all be hosting a Twitter chat this morning. Join us from 11-12 EST and use the hashtag […]
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My Thoughts on Narrow-Minded Agents
Sep 21, 2015
On August 17 I posted the following asking if readers also believed this to be true: Is this something you believe to be true about agents? I’m not sure literary agents are the right way to go, as their interests are bizarrely narrow, and seem to be looking continually for exact replicas of successful works […]
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Goodreads Giveaway for Black Cat Crossing by Kay Finch
Sep 18, 2015
We’re extremely excited to give readers another chance at this fabulous new mystery series. If you haven’t yet checked it out you need to. We think its one of the best to come our way in a long time. Goodreads Book Giveaway Black Cat Crossing by Kay Finch Giveaway ends September 25, 2015. See the […]
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Your Career Plan is the Key to Your Success
Sep 18, 2015
When I look around at authors who have been truly successful versus those who seem to be floundering I see one distinct difference. And that’s a plan. A good business owner of any kind always has a plan and she always knows that the plan is likely to change which means she’ll need to revisit […]
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A Potion to Die for by Heather Blake on Sale!
Sep 17, 2015
If you haven’t yet discovered the charming Southern town of Hitching Post, AL where weddings rule and Carly Bell Harwell’s Little Shop of Potions can help you get there, now is the time. On sale for $1.99 this charming story is sure to grab you and make you want to read the rest of Blake’s […]
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How #TeamMoe Gets Its Team Members
Sep 17, 2015
And now for something different, how an agent gets their clients! A question came from the awesome Jessica Faust that folks were wondering how agents find their clients. Everyone always sees the ‘success’ story from the author’s perspective, but how often do the agents get to boast about their success in signing a client? Not […]
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Booked for Trouble is a Barnes & Noble bestseller!
Sep 16, 2015
Congrats to Eva Gates! Booked for Trouble, the second installment in the Lighthouse Library Mysteries, is #12 on the Barnes & Noble mass market bestseller list!! The author of By Book or By Crook returns to the Outer Banks and the Lighthouse Library, where Lucy Richardson must shed light on a shocking murder…
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Jessica Faust on How She Got Her Clients
Sep 16, 2015
I love the suggestion we received from a reader to tell our story on how we got a client or clients. One of the stories I tell most often is an old one. It’s how Ellery Adams first became a BookEnds client. Ellery Adams first queried me back in the day when everything was sent […]
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