Blog Archive
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An Agent’s Job—Besides Reading and Editing
Apr 14, 2022
I’ve been feeling guilty. I had about five different projects from clients languishing in my inbox. It wasn’t that I was busy Tweeting or visiting spas. I have been studiously at my desk for weeks. Doing all the things an agent does besides reading and editing. All the things that take us away from the […]
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Get Used to Rejection…It’s a Fact of Publishing
Apr 12, 2022
I once had a client tell me they hoped we would grow old together and while certainly none of my clients, nor me, are old. It is a true privilege to be working with so many for so many years. To have ridden the ups-and-downs of a publishing career together and to watch them change […]
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New Client Alert – Charli Vince
Apr 11, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Charli Vince!
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New Client Alert – Julia Vasileva
Apr 08, 2022
Come check out our interview with new client, Julia Vasileva!
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The Sixth Edition of the Publishing Dictionary
Apr 07, 2022
Something I haven’t done in a really long time is update the BookEnds Publishing Dictionary. This is our quick guide to all those terms and words you’re hearing as you enter the world of publishing. It’s amazing for me to look back and see how this has changed over the years. Words or names that […]
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Who Uses Your Website?
Apr 05, 2022
The number one question asked when redesigning our website is who uses it and why do they come to your website? It’s the key to any website design. For us, the answer to the question has always been easy. The top users of our website are authors looking for an agent. We also have years […]
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Advocate for Yourself
Apr 05, 2022
You hire and work with an agent to have someone to advocate for you and your career. Agents negotiate contracts and due dates. They fight for marketing and publicity and give feedback on covers and cover copy. They provide inside knowledge on how publishing works, and on what works in publishing. But having someone in […]
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Burnout or Writers Block
Mar 31, 2022
For as long as I’ve been in publishing I’ve had conversations with authors about writer’s block. Not just the fear of it, but the experience of feeling blocked and unable to write. The ideas won’t come or when they do they’re so jumbled you can’t get them down on paper. But as we continue to […]
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The Business of Taking on a New Client
Mar 29, 2022
Authors are always looking for the secret sauce of how to get an agent and the most frustrating answer, and one of those most truthful is that it’s a gut feeling about a book. That we fall in love with it and can’t put it down. That it’s all about passion. But that’s not true. […]
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Who is The Friend that Pushes You to Say Yes?
Mar 15, 2022
We talk through a lot of different things at BookEnds from covers to pitches to editors, but the most important thing we discuss is strategy. Most often negotiation strategy, but also advice and tidbits on dealing with sticky or potentially sticky situations. I often think the team at BookEnds are the people who push me […]
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New Client Alert – Cani Chen
Mar 11, 2022
Name: Cani Chen What you Write: Children’s books Agent: James McGowan Why BookEnds? James seems so passionate and warm in the Call, I’m so glad he found me in the sea of instagram! To be represented is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for but I haven’t submitted to any agency for a long time. I […]
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Introducing the New BookEnds Website
Mar 10, 2022
It is with great pleasure that I unveil the new BookEnds website to you, today. As many of you know, I have been the social media manager at BookEnds since joining the team back in 2016. It has been a joy to build our agency’s presence on the interwebs. Over the course of thousands of […]
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