Blog Archive
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Author Speed Date
Apr 08, 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 Rita Henuber. BookEnds Author […]
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Working with Your Editor
Apr 07, 2011
Many aspiring writers, myself included, spend months writing a manuscript, then spend many more months editing, polishing, and re-writing. We attend workshops, share with critique partners/groups, and force our significant others to read stories they likely are just as sick of as we are. By the time we’re ready to send our baby into the […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Apr 06, 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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On Writing Sequels
Apr 05, 2011
I’ve written a manuscript and have been querying agents with little success. I’ve outlined a sequel and a third story, because (it may surprise you to hear this) I think my book is excellent, believe it will be published soon, and I want to have a sequel ready when publishers start beating down my door […]
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BookEnds Welcomes Jessica Alvarez
Apr 04, 2011
These are exciting times both in publishing and at BookEnds. Within the last year we’ve made a lot of changes and we see many more, all good, in our future. The first of these big changes is welcoming Jessica Alvarez into the BookEnds family. I first met Jessica years ago at a Romance Writers of […]
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5 Things I’ve Learned from My Autistic Son
Apr 01, 2011
If you’ve been reading the BookEnds blog for any length of time or have been following me on Twitter, you know by now that my 5-year-old son, Nicky, is autistic. Two and a half years ago Nicky was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), which is an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tomorrow, […]
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It’s Not You, It’s Your Query
Mar 31, 2011
I know this is something we’ve discussed before on this blog, but after (holy crap!) almost five years of blogging, there are bound to be things we’ve discussed before. Can I stop here for a minute to point out that this blog started in 2006. Where the heck did five years go?! Okay, back to […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Mar 30, 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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Sales Percentages
Mar 29, 2011
I am wondering what percentage of the works you accept to represent actually get a deal? You know, of course, that there’s no easy answer to this question, and to really get figures I’d have to go back over 10 years of paperwork to get the numbers. Here’s what I will tell you. There have […]
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Book Packager v. Agent
Mar 28, 2011
Help! I feel like a bunny in a lions den! I had an idea for a non-fiction book, not being a writer and knowing absolutely nothing about the publishing industry, I searched for books on similar subjects and contacted them with my idea and asking if they would like to collaborate. One of the authors […]
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Author Speed Date
Mar 25, 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 Christie Craig. BookEnds Author […]
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Advance Expectations
Mar 24, 2011
I am having a lot of trouble finding information on what type of advance one might expect for a fictional work that has been previously published in another country but not the United States. The work was originally published a few years ago in England by one of the big publishers. What sort of offer […]
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