Blog Archive
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Agent Speed Date
May 13, 2011
The idea of speed dating is that you get 10 minutes to sit down with a prospective date and get to know them. Since we’re asking our clients to speed date with you, we thought it only fair that we participate too. In that spirit, we present Agent Speed Date. A quick 10 minutes for […]
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Workshop Wednesday
May 11, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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Word Count
May 10, 2011
My query was just recently rejected by Ms. Faust, and part of her rejection mentioned my word count being too high (230,000 words). I mentioned in the query that the work is divided into four parts, and I debated with myself to promote the first part (51,000 words, which is the shortest) or the whole […]
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Following Up on Submissions
May 09, 2011
At what point, and how many times, should I follow up on the agents who haven’t responded to my full submission? One of the two requested the full four months ago, and I was thinking I should follow up with him soon. However, the real question mark is the agent who requested a full six […]
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Author Speed Date
May 06, 2011
The idea of speed dating is that you get 10 minutes to sit down with a prospective date and get to know them. In that spirit, we present Author Speed Date. A quick 10 minutes for you to get to know some of our clients. Today we’d like you to meet Avery Aames. BookEnds Author […]
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Social Networking: Twitter v. Facebook
May 05, 2011
As you know, I’ve been thinking a lot about social networking and how authors can best use it for promotion, and one of the things I have been dwelling on is Twitter v. Facebook and which is really the more powerful when it comes to building a readership because, let’s be honest, that’s our ultimate […]
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Workshop Wednesday
May 04, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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It’s About More Than the Book
May 03, 2011
In a comment to a thought of the day, one reader said: Frankly, I don’t understand why you would necessarily reject the next blockbuster just because an author has an ego problem (‘all other books suck’ etc), or because someone says their book ‘needs an edit.’ You know very well they all do. Because no […]
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Interviews
May 02, 2011
Is it just me or do others feel this way? I hate this new trend in journalism of the emailed interview. I get asked to do interviews regularly, from students writing papers for class to bloggers, magazines, and newsletters, and 99% of all interviewers now email their questions for me to answer. And I absolutely […]
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Author Speed Date
Apr 29, 2011
The idea of speed dating is that you get 10 minutes to sit down with a prospective date and get to know them. In that spirit, we present Author Speed Date. A quick 10 minutes for you to get to know some of our clients. Today we’d like you to meet Gail Oust. BookEnds Author […]
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Social Networking: Twitter Tips
Apr 28, 2011
A must-read article by Media Bistro. Read carefully. I think we could all learn a lot. The only thing I would add is to have fun with it. Twitter is supposed to be fun. Join in a conversation, share random thoughts and laugh while you’re doing it. The more fun you have the more successful […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Apr 27, 2011
By repeated request we’ve started Workshop Wednesday. It will definitely play out through 2011, and beyond that we’ll just have to see. We’ve received well over 200 queries at this point, but we are choosing at random, so don’t be afraid to participate as per the guidelines in our original post. For anyone wanting to […]
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