Blog Archive
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A ten-book deal for Andrea Laurence!
Apr 17, 2015
Andrea Laurence’s next ten category romances, once again to Shana Asaro at Harlequin Desire, in a very nice deal, for publication beginning in 2016, by Jessica Alvarez. (World)
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Reading for Pleasure
Apr 16, 2015
I hate that term. It implies that the reading I do for work, reading my client’s work, is not pleasurable, which is not the case. If reading my client’s work wasn’t pleasurable they never would have become my clients in the first place. That being said, Reading for Pleasure, is what I do when I […]
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Tax Day
Apr 15, 2015
Is there such a thing as Happy Tax Day? My taxes are done and I’m happy about that. I’m never happy about taxes, but I’m always happy they’re done. I know however that a lot of you are scrambling today to finish up those taxes. How do I know? Because I can guarantee we’re going […]
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Book deal!
Apr 15, 2015
Lynne Silver’s HOT NIGHTS WITH THE FIREMAN, in which a PR guru is hired to teach a bunch of D.C. firemen how to weather a scandal but ends up falling for one of them, to Megha Parekh at Forever Yours, in a three-book deal, for publication in July 2015, by Jessica Alvarez at BookEnds.
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Errors are What Create Perfection
Apr 13, 2015
None of us is perfect. We hear this all the time and of course it’s true. I make mistakes on a regular basis. Some of them are small, like adding orange juice instead of milk to my coffee. Some of them very public, like writing a blog post that was rightly misinterpreted. Some of them […]
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Lorrie Thomson’s Cozy Reading Corner (or her husband’s)
Apr 10, 2015
During the summer, my husband, Bill, loves to read while floating in our pool, but I’ve always been too worried. What if a precious page gets wet? Worse, what if the entire book slips from my hands? I think I’ve found a solution! Nearing the end of What’s Left Behind, Abby Stone journeys […]
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Reading Edits without Making it Personal
Apr 09, 2015
Looking back on my younger self I would say one of my most cringe-worthy character flaws was my struggle inability to admit I was wrong. I’d like to think this isn’t uncommon in the young, that part of growing up is learning that its okay to be wrong, but I also suspect I had a pretty bad […]
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Your Dream Agent
Apr 08, 2015
In almost every interview I do I’m asked what my dream client is like. I’m sure I’ve answered this different throughout the years, but ultimately I think my dream client is someone who knows that writing can be a hobby, but publishing is a business and is willing to take on the challenge of being […]
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The Rise and Fall of a Partnership
Apr 07, 2015
In my post about Co-Authoring Agreements I had briefly mentioned that when starting BookEnds, Jacky Sach and I had a business plan and a Partnership Agreement. One reader asked the following question: If it’s not too personal/painful I think it would be fascinating to read a blogpost about how Bookends was founded and eventually your […]
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Shadow of a Spout by Amanda Cooper
Apr 07, 2015
Praise for Tempest in a Teapot “An intriguing debut, brewed with a rich blend of tea and empathy.”—Virginia Lowell, national bestselling author of Cookies and Scream “This light-hearted mystery becomes a page-turner of a read that I could not put down.”—MyShelf.com
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Query Critiques by the Query Queen
Apr 06, 2015
I debated doing this. It’s a lot of work and I wasn’t sure I really wanted to jump into the critique pool. But I’m running out of things to talk about and I have received requests. So here goes. I’m offering to critique query letters. I will do so on this blog so if you’re […]
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A Mid-Afternoon Boost
Apr 03, 2015
Do you get that afternoon slump? Around 3:00 my energy just wanes. Sometimes I’m hungry, sometimes I’m thirsty, but mostly I’m just tired. I’m always looking for ways to get out of that slump and recently I’ve come across Bulletproof Coffee. Have you tried this? I haven’t yet, but you can be sure I’m going […]
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