Blog Archive
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Where are the Other BookEnds Authors?
Dec 03, 2007
Thank you for the great advice . . . and free advice at that! However, it seems you are always focusing on fiction, romance, and erotica. Yet, I see you also represent series books, like the Dummies Guides and Idiot’s Guides. Why are there no interviews from those people? And, why little information about that […]
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Livia Washburn on Writing and Research
Nov 30, 2007
Murder by the Slice Livia J. Washburn Publisher: NAL/Obsidian Pub date: October 2007 Agent: Kim Lionetti (Click to Buy) I have had the privilege of being a professional writer for over twenty years. I live in a small Texas town with my husband, James Reasoner, and two daughters. Awards: American Mystery Award and Shamus Award, […]
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Pitch Critiques Round 9
Nov 29, 2007
Holy cow! I’m not even halfway there yet! What have I done?! My fingers are tired, but I’m still having fun. Here’s the original post, Perfecting Your Pitch, and you should be able to link back to all previous critiques if necessary. 49. mark terryCHINA FIRECIA operative Monaco Grace flies to Beijing to investigate the […]
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Pitch Critiques Round 8
Nov 28, 2007
Yes, it seems that I’ve decided to critique all of these. I’m insane, I know, but there were some good pitches in there, I’m enjoying myself, and I think you all deserve something. So I’ll keep going until I can go no more. Note that you can continue adding pitches in the original post, Perfecting […]
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Christie Craig on Finding Your Voice
Nov 27, 2007
Christie Craig Divorced, Desperate and Delicious Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Pub date: November 2007 Agent: Kim Lionetti (Click to Buy) Christie Craig writes romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the ’90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, acquiring a three-book deal with […]
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A BookEnds Anniversary
Nov 27, 2007
Today is a very exciting anniversary for BookEnds. No, it’s not the official day we started the business; in fact, I would have to do some work to figure out when exactly that would be. No, today is a day that sticks in my head as well as my own wedding anniversary or my birthday. […]
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At What Point Is a Work No Longer Under Submission
Nov 26, 2007
I have an agent who I’ve been with for about 2 years. I am considering leaving this agency. I read the contract (and your posts on this subject) and noticed that she retains the right to receive her cut of any manuscripts I might sell that are still in “negotiation,” even if we have parted […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 21, 2007
BookEnds will be closed today through Sunday for the holiday. Have a happy Thanksgiving and we’ll see you again on Monday. —Jessica, Jacky, and Kim
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Pitch Critiques Round 7
Nov 20, 2007
Here we go again . . . critiques as per Perfecting Your Pitch. 37. mary jelinekOne sentence:Benny Sherman helps a wayward fairy win back his wings and, in the process, finds his own. Paragraph:In the wake of his parents’ separation, Benny and his mother move from their comfortable suburban home to his Grandma’s overcrowded bungalow. […]
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Agent Recommendations
Nov 19, 2007
Regularly I receive a response from a query I rejected in which the author asks for agent recommendations. Who else do I think they could submit to? And typically I don’t reply. Why? Because if I knew someone I thought would be a much better match for your book, I would tell you. There was […]
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Why I Reject
Nov 16, 2007
In a recent post on query statistics (which I will try to do more of), I mentioned that I would let you know some of the reasons I was rejecting books, and word count was something that came into play regularly. When does a book get rejected for word count? When it’s much, much too […]
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Pitch Critiques Update
Nov 15, 2007
Okay. You’ve worn me down. Kim has been saying it for days and I think I have to listen to her. I’m no longer accepting new pitches. I will get through what I can get through while still thinking that I can fairly give a good critique. At this point though I’ve done more than […]
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