Blog Archive
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Have a Happy 4th!
Jun 30, 2006
We’ll be closed at BookEnds Saturday through Tuesday to celebrate the 4th of July. Have a great holiday, and we’ll see you when we resume posting on July 5th. —Jessica, Jacky, and Kim
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Rejection Road
Jun 30, 2006
I was snooping around the Web, spying on my clients, when I came across this great series of articles on rejection, and what some of our own mystery authors faced (and still face) on that road: https://cozychicks.blogspot.com. —Jessica
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Stop the Scammers
Jun 30, 2006
Ann Crispin and Writers Beware are working hard to stop agent scammers. I recently came across this post from Ann and thought I would help get the word out. If you have had a problem with any of the following literary agencies or related companies, all of which are owned and operated by Robert Fletcher, […]
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Networking
Jun 29, 2006
“I’ll pat your back, if you pat mine.” For some reason, those words can make us cringe the tiniest bit. They sound so selfish, so self-serving. And yet a lot of times this is how good business happens. Networking is all about patting backs, shaking hands, and doing favors. There’s no shame in that, is […]
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The Art of Pornography
Jun 28, 2006
If you’ve paid attention to the book market at all recently then you should know that erotica, erotic romance, romantica (whatever you wish to call it) is the hottest (yes, I know that’s a pun) genre going. As an agent I feel very lucky to represent a number of amazing writers in this area. The […]
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Query Letter Critique Groups
Jun 27, 2006
Now that you’ve read the good, the bad, and the ugly of queries, I have one last suggestion . . . query critique groups. I’ve made this suggestion at numerous writers’ conferences and I will bet that no one has ever followed through on it (if you have, please let me know, I’m curious how […]
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Question of the Month
Jun 26, 2006
We haven’t yet received any questions and are getting ready to answer our question of the month (hard without a question). Please let us know if there are any questions you have for us, and don’t be shy. Is there anything you want to know about BookEnds, literary agents, publishing. . . ? We’ll read […]
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Query Letters, Part 5—The Ugly
Jun 23, 2006
And yes, all of these letters really did come into this office. . . . Author Authorphonee-mail July 13, 2001 BookEnds: I am seeking an open-minded literary agent that is looking for fresh, new material. I am an unpublished author that has written numerous books – all that are different from anything that you have […]
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Hooking Them In
Jun 22, 2006
This week’s Publishers Weekly had a very interesting piece entitled “How They Do Debbie,” an article about the success of romance author Debbie Macomber. One of the things that really struck me about this article was the mention of Debbie’s book The Shop on Blossom Street. After Blossom hit the bestseller list, Harlequin commissioned a […]
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Query Letters, Part 4—The Bad
Jun 22, 2006
I hope this letter speaks for itself, and tune in tomorrow because, believe it or not, it gets worse. . . . July 13, 2001 Since I was a child my dream was to be a writer. Finally at 55, the kids have grown and gone and I have had the time to pursue that […]
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Query Letters, Part 3—The Good
Jun 21, 2006
Nyree Belleville (writing as Bella Andre) not only sold me based on this letter, but I used this (almost verbatim) to sell her book to Pocket. Mine, All Mine (the title in the letter) was published last year as Take Me. Since then, Bella has gone on to sell two more books to Pocket, both […]
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Query Letters, Part 2—The Good
Jun 20, 2006
Karen MacInerney’s letter to me was so impressive that I immediately read her materials and subsequently offered representation. I’m thrilled to say that Karen’s first book (the one from this letter), Murder on the Rocks, was published this year by Midnight Ink, and we just signed a deal with Ballantine for A Wolf in Chic […]
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