Blog Archive
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BookEnds Takes on #RWA15
Jul 21, 2015
For those who aren’t a member of the romance community, RWA is the Romance Writers of America national convention. Each year it’s in a new location and brings in close to 2000 writers, editors, agents and other industry pros. There are workshops, signings, appointments, cocktail parties and meet n’ greets. The entire week wraps up […]
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A Georgia Peach Map
Jul 20, 2015
I absolutely love this map author Susan Furlong had created for her Georgia Peach mysteries. While I love seeing the story in my head, it’s always amazing to see what the author had in mind. I think something most readers and writers might be interested to know is that most of these kinds of book […]
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My Thoughts on Go Set a Watchman
Jul 20, 2015
Everywhere I turn people are talking about Go Set a Watchman. And I don’t blame them. This is probably one of the most exciting things to happen in publishing since Harry Potter. But unlike Harry Potter, I’m not sure I’m going to read this one. To read this book I’d have to read To Kill […]
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What Jessica F Has Been Reading #MSWL
Jul 17, 2015
Summer is here and so is summer reading. I actually have a stack of books sitting here by my side. All great potential beach reads. Some are new, books I’ve begged editors for, and some are older books that I’ve pulled from my shelves. I’m embarrassed to admit that some are galleys for books that […]
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Congrats to Bailey Cates on another New York Times bestseller!
Jul 15, 2015
We’re so proud of Bailey Cates hitting the New York Times list again with her Magical Bakery Mysteries. MAGIC AND MACAROONS is #20!!
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Query Right or Expect Rejection
Jul 15, 2015
I’m not sure what’s going on out there or on what list my name has been placed, but the queries I’ve been receiving lately are absolutely horrible. I’m not talking about the books that are being queried, but the queries themselves. For some reason no one wants to write a blurb, feeling instead that cutting […]
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Hot Nights with the Fireman by Lynne Silver
Jul 14, 2015
Book One in the Alpha Heroes Series
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Commanded by Stacey Kennedy
Jul 14, 2015
Book Six in Stacey Kennedy’s USA Today bestselling series, Club Sin
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Passing a Submission to Another Agent
Jul 13, 2015
The other day I read a submission that I thought was really strong and had great potential. However, given my already busy client list I didn’t think I was going to be the best agent for the project. This book needed someone who could be truly passionate about it, who had a love for the […]
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The Summer Slowdown & A Submission Update
Jul 10, 2015
Summer is killer for me. It feels like I’m constantly running around trying to get things done, but never actually able to get things done. Vacations and the general “slow-down of summer” can be partially to blame for this. Naturally a lot of people vacation in the summer and because of that it always seems […]
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We’re Celebrating the Release of Bushel Full of Murder
Jul 09, 2015
We love The Farmers’ Market Mystery series by Paige Shelton. Six books in this fantastic series!
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A Writer’s Guide to Being Pitch Perfect
Jul 08, 2015
It’s July and that means pitches. Lots and lots of pitches. This month I’ll be attending both Thrillerfest and RWA and I’ll be taking appointed pitches at both as well as, I hope and assume, I’ll be meeting authors throughout the conference who might want to pitch their work. There are a ton of great places […]
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