Blog Archive

  • Bound Submissons

    Nov 15, 2007

    A question from a reader: Is it O.K. to submit a self-published book for a query in lieu of the manuscript? Yes, it’s okay, but I wouldn’t do it. To an author it looks nicer and more polished, but to an agent or editor it looks like something that has been published, edited, and is […]

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  • Pitch Critiques Round 6

    Nov 14, 2007

    You haven’t broken me yet, but you’re getting there. Every time I think I can say I’m a third of the way through I find ten more have been added. At this rate . . . well. And here’s my requisite link to the original post, Perfecting Your Pitch. 31. ChristineLittle FishPeter Dodge fell in […]

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  • The Trouble with Interviews

    Nov 13, 2007

    I just had an experience that I’ve never had before and I want to share it with you as a warning. As I’m sure you know I am frequently asked to do interviews or have articles written based on speaking I may have done at conferences or writer’s group meetings. Well, for the first time […]

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  • Pitch Critiques Round 5

    Nov 12, 2007

    I’m baaack. How do you find an original introduction to all of these pitch critiques? You don’t. What I can tell you is that I’m learning how really hard it is to write a good pitch. The funny thing though is that when I look at most of the initial query letters made by the […]

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  • How Much Money Will I Make

    Nov 09, 2007

    I’ve done multiple posts now on questions you can, should, and might ask an agent before signing, but a reader came forward to ask me a question I hadn’t considered. Is it appropriate to ask an agent how much she thinks she’ll be able to sell the book for? Of course I think the answer […]

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  • Pitch Critiques Round 4

    Nov 08, 2007

    I’m going with this until I finish the critiques. Which, at this rate, could be well into 2008. What does that mean? That means if you want to add your pitch, go ahead and add your pitch (in the original post, please: October 25 workshop on Perfecting Your Pitch). I’ll let you know when it’s […]

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  • Query Recap

    Nov 07, 2007

    It seems you like to see query recaps from me. So here’s another. I was out of the office October 12-21. It took me until today to get through the queries from that time away. So here’s a statistical breakdown of what happened to them. . . . Total equeries received: 100 (Keep in mind […]

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  • Pitch Critiques Round 3

    Nov 06, 2007

    Here we go again! More critiques from the October 25 workshop on Perfecting Your Pitch. Thank you again to all the brave souls who put themselves out there. Over the course of the next several weeks I will go through pitch-by-pitch and give my critique. Feel free to comment and give your own critiques, ask […]

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  • The Fall of a Publisher

    Nov 05, 2007

    As anyone involved in romance writing knows, there have been a number of small publishers, epublishers and otherwise, who have closed their doors lately. This has caused panic, upset, and general insanity of course. Not that I’m blaming anyone but the publishers. It’s upsetting when you spend months and years looking for a publisher and […]

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  • A Day in the Life/Market Updates

    Nov 02, 2007

    It’s been a busy crazy week at BookEnds, but since it’s Friday and things have quieted down just a little I thought I could touch base to tell you what’s been going on both at my desk and in publishing in general. Since Labor Day I’ve been busy with submissions and client work. I think […]

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  • When Submission Guidelines Change

    Nov 02, 2007

    I received a question from an author who was introduced to Kim a year ago and was told to send something based on our submission guidelines when she had it ready. Unfortunately, as many of you know, our submission guidelines have changed in the past year and this author is now wondering how exactly she […]

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  • Pitch Critiques Round 2

    Nov 01, 2007

    Six more critiques from the October 25 workshop on Perfecting Your Pitch. This is really fun, so thanks again to everyone who was willing to put themselves out there. Over the course of the next several weeks I will go through pitch-by-pitch and give my critique. Feel free to comment and give your own critiques, […]

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