Blog Archive
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The Power of Social Networking
Feb 17, 2011
There’s always a lot of talk about Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other social networking sites. We discuss whether you need to join and how to best use them to build an audience for your books. Well, I have a really cool story about the power of social networking. BookEnds technically closed December 17 for the […]
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The Old-Fashioned Way
Feb 16, 2011
This blog post over the holiday about our own “agent to the stars” Kim Lionetti made me want to write about my own thoughts on things like Christmas cards. When it comes to certain things I’m a bit of an old-fashioned gal. I believe in the power of the Christmas card. I love getting them […]
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Query Workshop
Feb 15, 2011
I’ve had numerous requests for another query contest, something we haven’t done in quite a long time. Since these contests typically take time and a lot of work on our part, I’ve been trying to come up with a way to host them that gives you the guidance you seek without creating too much more […]
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A Successful Reader’s Report
Feb 14, 2011
I’ve done blog posts before on the reader report, but lately Kim and I have been discussing them more and more and trying to figure out what really makes a great reader report. For those of you who aren’t aware, a reader report is something every single potential editor will have to do for a […]
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Author Speed Date
Feb 11, 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 Ellery Adams. BookEnds Author […]
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus by Tom Heehler
Feb 11, 2011
The Ultimate Guide to Powerful Language If you’ve ever fumbled while trying to use a big word* to impress a crowd, you know what it’s like to* be poorly spoken. The fear of mispronouncing or misusing complex words is real and leaves many of us consigned to the lower levels* of the English Language. The […]
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Bringing an Agent on Board
Feb 10, 2011
I am a two time published author and was wondering if you represented work that had all ready been signed by a Publisher. I just need help with promotions and help to get other stuff signed too, so would you be interested in doing something like that? Once a contract has been signed an agent […]
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A Holiday Gift List
Feb 09, 2011
Back in October I asked you to help me do my holiday shopping. Thank you. I did really well this year and was quite proud of myself. As always, I lost my mind in the bookstore and couldn’t stop buying, desperately trying to find books for everyone on my list. I took some of the […]
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It’s All Subjective . . . to a Point
Feb 08, 2011
We talk a lot about how subjective this business is, about how an agent could be rejecting your book simply because she doesn’t like dogs and you have a dog as a sidekick, or because she doesn’t like characters named Sara. And this is true, but not to the extreme I think some of you […]
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An Unhappy Client
Feb 07, 2011
1) I have an agent2) I’m published3) I’m unhappy with my agent due to (a) lack of communication (b) she can’t stay connected with the internet or phone service because she lives in the middle of somewhere (c) updates on the four (4) new proposals she has are being treated as non-existent (d) legal issues […]
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The Email Thread
Feb 03, 2011
When you reply to an email you typically have the option, through your email program, to include the email thread with each reply. The email thread is the exchange of emails between you and the person you are replying to. If you don’t have this turned on, please turn it on. I don’t know about […]
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