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Keep This Toss That by Jamie Novak

Mar 03, 2015

Quick answers to the one key question everyone needs to answer in order to get organized and save their time, money, space, and sanity: “Should I keep or toss this?” Are you afraid to open your kitchen cabinet because you know food storage containers are going to come pouring out like an erupting volcano? Do […]

A Word on Submissions

Mar 03, 2015

I know not every agent works this way, not even in our office, but I want to put it out there that if I send you a helpful rejection I am alway happy to see the material again should you make dramatic changes based on my suggestions. In fact, my guess would be that most […]

A Reader’s Slump

Mar 02, 2015

On my post for How Much of the Book Do You Read? this comment came up: Bonnie @ A Backwards Story has left a new comment on your post “How Much of the Book Do You Read?“:  I try so hard to read a book all the way through–especially if I’ve bought it! If it gets […]

Deal News!

Feb 27, 2015

Pamela Labud’s TO CATCH A LADY, introducing the Regency Historical series, The Hunt Club, featuring titled gentlemen who use their hunting skills to find suitable wives amongst young ladies of the ton, to Sue Grimshaw at Loveswept, in a four-book deal, by Kim Lionetti at BookEnds.

Paige Shelton’s Cozy Reading Corner

Feb 27, 2015

This is the reading chair. It’s huge and we all – husband, son, and I take turns reading or napping in it. It’s in a strange location though – a corner of the kitchen. We like the sun that comes in during the day but the lamp is good for night. It’s a good place to […]

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Jessica

Feb 26, 2015

So Kim tagged me in a post on Facebook. Apparently I’m supposed to share 7 things you don’t know about me. Since I don’t make it to Facebook as often as I would like I thought I’d share my things here, even though I find it hard to believe that there’s anything left for longtime readers […]

More on Editing

Feb 25, 2015

Yesterday’s post sparked a few new questions and you know how much I love it when blog post take on a life of its own. Carolynnwith2Ns asked: I have a question. When you begin the editing process are your notes and revision-suggestions based on a first read? I’m thinking that if you have not read […]

The Editing Process

Feb 24, 2015

Just as writers often discuss the process they have when writing, agents and editors often discuss the processes they have when editing. I think part of this discussion is the hope that we’ll come up with an easier way, but in the end we’re all using the process that works best for us. The way […]

Kim’s 2015 Wish List

Feb 23, 2015

Every January we have a meeting at BookEnds discussing our goals for the coming year and reviewing our performance over the previous one.  We talk about how many books we sold, how many new clients we brought on, and how we can grow even more in the near future.  These meetings always get me motivated, […]

A Rancher to Trust by Laurel Blount

Feb 22, 2015

Melissa Cutler’s Cozy Reading Corner

Feb 20, 2015

My favorite place to read is also my favorite place to work longhand on my books: the beach. And not just any beach. I’m lucky enough to call San Diego, California, my home, with nearly a hundred miles of coastline to choose from for a cozy reading place. What makes a great reading beach for […]

The Publishing Job Search

Feb 19, 2015

I was emailing with a former intern recently and she was asking for some advice on finding a job in publishing. It’s a conversation we have almost every year with our interns, at least with the ones who are smart and ambitious. The one tip I gave her about the search for a publishing job […]