Blog Archive
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Welcome to BookEnds, Julie Gonzalez!
Jun 12, 2019
When I first read Julie’s submission picture books, I cracked up laughing and started over again. Halfway through my second read-through, I sent an email about setting up a call. (She made me wait a whole weekend to gush about these books!) I think we clicked right away, and I’m so excited to be working […]
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The Ethical Question of Conference Fees
Jun 12, 2019
Yesterday’s blog post addressed the overall cost of conferences and how exclusive that cost is. Today I want to talk more directly to the question first asked by a reader. A question about the ethics of conference fees outside of those you pay to attend. Are Conference Fees Unethical? What do you think of charging […]
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How Rachel Brooks Pitched Farah Heron’s THE CHAI FACTOR
Jun 11, 2019
Happy pub day to debut rom-com THE CHAI FACTOR! Sometimes a book’s back cover copy looks drastically different than the agent’s pitch or the author’s original query letter. In Farah’s case, much of her book’s pitch stayed the same through all phases. I thought it would be interesting to show how sometimes an author’s words […]
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The Exclusivity of Conferences
Jun 11, 2019
In the continued talk about making publishing more inclusive, there is one area that is often forgotten. Writer’s conferences. Expensive and cost prohibitive for many, conferences, even if they’re local, are just not available to everyone. Most of them cost upwards of $300. I don’t know about you, but that is a big chunk of […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, New York Times Bestselling Author Megan Hart!
Jun 07, 2019
Tell us a bit about your writing process. Where do you write, and how often? I have a home office where I usually work, although during my transition from Pennsylvania to Ohio I was working more often on my laptop. In my new house I have a wonderful screened porch I like to sit in […]
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The Downside of Working Without an Agent
Jun 06, 2019
A recent experience, weirdly unrelated to a recent rant on Twitter, reminded me of how many times authors undervalue themselves. I see it especially with nonfiction authors. As experts in the field, they are often approached directly by publishers to write a book. In some cases, the publisher has worked with them previously and never […]
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Rachel Brooks Celebrates #BookEnds20!
Jun 05, 2019
As of today, I’ve been working alongside the BookEnds team for two years! I consider myself fortunate to be working with such a dedicated group of agents, led by the enthusiastic and savvy Jessica Faust, as we celebrate #BookEnds20 all year long. So what brought me to BookEnds? What made me go from seeing BookEnds […]
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The Today Show Features THE KEY TO HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
Jun 04, 2019
Congrats to Tif Marcelo and her novel The Key to Happily After being featured on The Today Show in their “12 best books to read this summer” segment! We couldn’t be more thrilled for Tif. (We may also be obsessed with the 3:28 mark where Jasmine Guillory starts talking about the book). Here’s the video: […]
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Balancing Your Writing with Promotion
Jun 04, 2019
When signing a contract one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is when you plan to deliver the book(s). It’s during that conversation that you’ll come to realize how much things in your writing life are going to change. No longer will freely write a book in six months. I mean, some can, […]
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This Month from BookEnds… June 2019!
Jun 03, 2019
It’s June and, well…. buckle up. We’ve got a ton of amazing books coming your way! Monthly Spotlight: The Chai Factor by Farah Heron (6/11) Indigo (Canadian Print) Kindle (E-book) Thirty-year-old engineer Amira Khan has set one rule for herself: no dating until her grad-school thesis is done. Nothing can distract her from completing a […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Jordan Green!
May 31, 2019
What book do you wish you had written, and why? Don’t make me choose one! I won’t do it! I love Jandy Nelson’s books, so anything by her. Her writing is so beautiful. I also love Markus Zusak’s writing. And the Pureseries by Julianna Baggott is unlike anything I’ve ever read. I wish I could imagine […]
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Keeping Up with a Rapidly Changing Market
May 30, 2019
You wouldn’t expect a new restaurant owner to open her doors without first researching what’s hot in the food world. Jello salad and tuna noodle casserole just don’t have the same sales potential as, say, a hamburger or jalapeno poppers. Authors, as business owners, should be just as vigilant about researching and keeping up on […]
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