Blog Archive
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Prioritizing Your Submission List
May 13, 2015
This question came from a reader: I was wondering your thoughts about prioritising agents for querying? I’ve got a list of agents who represent my genre. Based on the authors they represent and what I’ve read about them I have 6 of those agents at the top of my list. How should you query to […]
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An Agent’s Definition of “A Lot of Work”
May 12, 2015
In response to last Friday’s post on Thoughts on Sending Rejection Letters there was a great comment from a reader that I thought would be better addressed if I broke it up and posted it for the audience at large. E.L. Wagner said… I’ve heard these kinds of comments before, and as someone who is out in the […]
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The Many Reasons an Agent Rejects a Book
May 11, 2015
In response to last Friday’s post on Thoughts on Sending Rejection Letters there was a great comment from a reader that I thought would be better addressed in a post to the audience at large. E.L. Wagner said… I’ve heard these kinds of comments before, and as someone who is out in the trenches querying a novel, […]
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Your Nutrition Solution to Inflammation by Kimberly Tessmer, RD, LD
May 11, 2015
Research has shown that chronic inflammation can be a root cause for many serious illnesses, including heart disease, certain types of cancers, some autoimmune diseases, and even Type 2 diabetes. In addition, managing persistent inflammation can be the key to reducing painful symptoms from conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. Although inflammation can be your […]
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Thoughts on Sending Rejection Letters
May 08, 2015
I’m not going to lie to you. More often than not I send a rejection letter without even thinking twice. In fact, sometimes I send a rejection with some relief. Relief that there’s one less email for me to attend to. Last week however the great authors in the universe got revenge on me by […]
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Query Critique: Contemporary YA
May 07, 2015
I agree that the material in this email can be posted and critiqued on the BookEnds Literary Agency blog. I give permission for it to be archived for the life of the blog. Dear Query Queen, A text message leads seventeen-year-old Shaun Daley to question what everyone else has taken at face value—that his gifted […]
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Manuscript Read Times
May 06, 2015
The other day I received an email from an author checking on a manuscript that was submitted two weeks prior. Two weeks. I’m lucky if I get to the pressing things on my to-do list in two weeks, but submissions? Doubtful. Anyone submitting to me can clearly see on our website that it takes me […]
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Terrie Farley Moran wins an Agatha Award!!
May 05, 2015
Huge congrats to Terrie Farley Moran for winning the Agatha for Best First Novel for WELL READ, THEN DEAD!! We couldn’t be prouder and she couldn’t be more deserving!!
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Recent Reads
May 05, 2015
I’ve been getting a lot of reading in lately which I love. I’ve also been determined to stop buying new things, including books, until I use and read what I have. Which means I’m finally working through the piles of books I’ve been wanting to get to (some for years). On my train ride to […]
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Managing Creativity When It’s Your Job
May 04, 2015
I’ve always talked about the job of getting published. That writing the book is great fun, but once you determine that it’s time to seek out an agent, a publisher or even self-publish you’ve entered a new realm. Your writing is no longer a hobby, but a job, and you need to treat it as […]
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Happy May Day!
May 01, 2015
I love May Day. To me its filled with flowers, special treats and the anticipation of good things to come. When I was growing up May Day was a celebrated holiday. Children would decorate little baskets or (really) small paper cups, fill them with candy or other treats and secretly deliver them to friends and […]
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