Blog Archive

• Your Query was Rejected because You Failed to Discuss the Book

  Sep 22, 2022

  It’s amazing how many queries I reject because the author failed to tell me anything about the book. A query is your sales pitch for the book. It’s the back cover copy. A query is what entices the reader to look deeper and want to make both a time and financial investment. When you’re buying […]

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• How to Set Goals as an Author

  Sep 21, 2022

  Here at BookEnds, we love goal-setting and holding each other accountable in meeting those goals. In doing that, our team has learned how to build an action plan that can help us get to where we want to be. Literary agents Jessica Faust and James McGowan want to offer the same framework for authors so […]

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• Naomi Davis Believes Art is a Place to Take Chances

  Sep 20, 2022

  Come check out our interview with literary agent Naomi Davis!

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• New Client Alert — Jenny Liao

  Sep 19, 2022

  Come check out our interview with new client, Jenny Liao!

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• New Client Alert — Ruona Okundigha

  Sep 16, 2022

  Come check out our interview with new client, Ruona Okundigha!

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• Rachel Brooks Always Stays Organized

  Sep 15, 2022

  Here's another summertime interview with one of our agents: senior agent Rachel Brooks!

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• What to Expect from Revisions Once You Sign With an Agent

  Sep 14, 2022

  Literary agents Jessica and James talk about what authors can expect from the revision process after they sign with their agent, what the agent’s role is in revisions, and how an agent approaches revisions to make the book sellable.       Thanks so much for coming to the blog. Please don’t forget to like […]

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• Choosing Your Dream Agent

  Sep 13, 2022

  Authors talk all the time about querying their dream agent, but here’s the thing. Until you get that offer of representation and have that first call, you have no idea who your dream agent is. When querying, I would suggest we all focus less on who our dream agent is and instead spend time identifying […]

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• New Client Alert — Myah Ariel

  Sep 12, 2022

  Come check out our interview with new client, Myah Ariel!

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• How Many Agents to Query

  Sep 08, 2022

  I often see people post that they planned to stop querying after 100 agents or they queried 300 agents. I’m a little amazed and confused by both of these numbers. They feel very perfectly round to me and random. Mostly though, it feels like authors aren’t always using their time in the best way. Instead […]

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• Amanda Jain’s Superpower is a Steady Resolve

  Sep 06, 2022

  Come check out our interview with literary agent Amanda Jain!

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• New Client Alert — Carla G. Garcia

  Sep 02, 2022

  Come check out our interview with new client, Carla G. Garcia!

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