Blog Archive
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The Dream Client
Jan 29, 2007
So often I’m asked who my dream client would be, as if by knowing the answer it would be that much easier to get an agent or get published. The truth is that my dream client is the one who writes books I love and makes me a lot of money. But I know that’s […]
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BookEnds Talks to Belle Andre
Jan 26, 2007
Bella Andre Book: Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me Publisher: Pocket Pub date: January 2007 Agent: Jessica Faust (Click to Buy) Before writing romance, Bella Andre got a BA in Economics at Stanford University, worked as a marketing director, and strutted hundreds of stages as a rock star. She is also a Feng Shui consultant […]
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Writing Technique
Jan 25, 2007
Contrary to popular belief, all agents are not simply frustrated writers, at least I’m not. Sure I write the blog and I’ve penned fabulous query letters and marketing statements, but I don’t think I will ever have the ability (and I don’t really want to) to sit down and write a 400-page book. Which is […]
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Bringing Back Older Work
Jan 24, 2007
What is your advice about bringing back the first book (both books are romantic suspense) if I’m getting “good rejections” on the second, and it’s been a couple of years since book #1 was out there? Since there has been good response to the writing but not the story, do you think bringing back the […]
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Pitch Lines That Don’t Work
Jan 23, 2007
When going through a stack of query letters I received an inordinate number of pitch lines that I’m sure the authors thought were clever, but for some very obvious reasons they didn’t strike me the right way. So below I’m going to share some of the pitch lines and the thoughts I had when reading […]
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First Line Contest
Jan 22, 2007
Author Karen Tabke runs a very interesting, and fun, First Line contest on her blog www.karintabke.com/blog/. Contest entrants start by posting the first line of their book, and when those are whittled down, authors still in the running can add the second line. When I heard about this contest I was definitely intrigued, because while […]
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BookEnds Talks to Kimberly Dean
Jan 19, 2007
Kimberly Dean Book: Taming Him (an anthology including her story “Fever”) Publisher: Pocket, in conjunction with Ellora’s Cave Pub date: January 2007 Agent: Jessica Faust (Click to Buy) Kimberly Dean is an author of erotica and erotic romance. She’s written for Avon Red, Ellora’s Cave, Red Sage, and Black Lace. Taming Him is her first […]
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Reader Questions: Response Times
Jan 18, 2007
In a blog a while back, I think I read something about response time, in that it may not be a good sign if you don’t hear something back quickly. I’m just wondering how quick do you know a work is something you’d like to represent? For instance, do you know the second you read […]
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More Option Clauses
Jan 17, 2007
Option clauses are always a matter of great discussion, and my last two posts elicited some more great questions, questions that were worthy of another post and not just answers in the comments sections. So to continue our discussion . . . TimingA number of you asked about the timing of an option clause. Some […]
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The Ideal Option Clause
Jan 16, 2007
Wouldn’t it be great to sign a contract without an option clause? So that every time you go to a new contract you could go anywhere you wanted? Well, to a certain degree you can . . . and you can’t. ***An aside for those who might not be entirely clear on what an option […]
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Reader Question: Option Clauses
Jan 15, 2007
I have a question about contracts etc. Say I’ve sold a book and signed an option clause. Now I get an agent (please!). What would you do about the option clause, especially if this is a small publisher who’s been extremely unprofessional and rude, so the author is not interested in dealing with them again? […]
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BookEnds Talks to Sharon Page
Jan 12, 2007
Sharon Page Book: Blood Red Publisher: Kensington Aphrodisia Pub date: January 2007 Agent: Jessica Faust (Click to Buy) Sharon Page has always loved to write (tapping out a first novel at 14), and juggles managing an R&D program with writing her six erotic romances contracted with Kensington Aphrodisia. The first, Sin, was a September ’06 […]
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