Blog Archive
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Pitching Effectively
Mar 07, 2011
I’ll be attending a writers’ conference and have a 10-minute appointment with a literary agent. Do you have any suggestions on what the pitch should – and shouldn’t – include? Is there something people do that really annoys you? Anything that’s particularly effective? The most important thing your pitch should include is your blurb. Really, […]
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Author Speed Date
Mar 04, 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 Lorraine Bartlett. BookEnds Author […]
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Picking Your Agent
Mar 03, 2011
I’ve done a number of blog posts on choosing an agent. What questions to ask, how to shop around, and how to know if an agent is right for you. Obviously, all of my posts are from my perspective and not from the perspective of someone who has actually made that decision herself. Recently, though, […]
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Workshop Wednesdays
Mar 02, 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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International Authors
Mar 01, 2011
I’m curious about how the fact the author isn’t in the U.S. affects the marketing or sales of a book. For example, an author overseas cannot conduct a signing event, a literary journalist might not want to call an overseas author, or an overseas author could not participate in a physical interview. In your experience […]
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Switching Genres
Feb 28, 2011
There’s always a lot of talk, especially among unpublished authors, about switching genres. Many of you are writing in multiple genres and want to continue doing so after you are published. Which inspired this question . . . Is switching genres with each book a bad thing? I currently have a Fantasy book finished (final […]
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Author Speed Date
Feb 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 Elizabeth Lynn Casey. BookEnds […]
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Working with an Editor
Feb 24, 2011
I am currently working on my first erotic novel (first novel of any kind). I have a question regarding an editor. Once I have finished it is it truly necessary to find an editor? If so, should I be specific in finding someone who deals in erotic editing? If so, any suggestions as to a […]
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Workshop Wednesday
Feb 23, 2011
Well we’re no Query Shark, but we’re going to take a stab at this query workshop thing anyway. So far we’ve received over 200 entries. We are choosing at random so if you’re still interested in participating please read the guidelines in our original post. Dear Agent, I toiled endlessly to formulate my “form query […]
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An Agent’s Edits
Feb 22, 2011
I have a question. I submitted my full ms. to an agent approx 3 months ago, who wrote back that she loved it and would like to show it to a colleague of hers. I told her yes, as I was yet to sign with any other agents. Since this time she has spent significant […]
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A Reminder to Always Follow Up
Feb 21, 2011
When it comes to finding an agent, I think that authors erroneously feel that they have no power, that they need to capitulate to the agent in order to find one. Most dangerous, though, is how authors will feel this even after an offer of representation comes in, a time when you truly do have […]
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Author Speed Date
Feb 18, 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 Kate Douglas. BookEnds Author […]
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