Blog Archive
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Jessica Alvarez’s #MSWL Madness
Mar 08, 2018
It’s only been about six weeks since my last #MSWL post, so not too much has changed. Take a look here for what I had to say at the end of January since all of that still holds true. But I’ll try to expand on that some and give you some insight into other interests. […]
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Kim Lionetti’s #MSWL Madness
Mar 07, 2018
There’s four key areas in which I’m eager to expand my list, my #MSWL: Contemporary Romance – I’m specifically hoping to find more contemporary romance featuring diverse characters and #ownvoices, like Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date and Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient (yes, I’m using my own client as an example. If I could clone her […]
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Jessica Faust’s #MSWL Madness
Mar 06, 2018
As a reader, I always have dreams for my #MSWL or what I’d like to find on my bookshelf. Some of it is inspired by books I’ve read and loved, sometimes it’s inspired by life and passions outside of BookEnds. This list is fluid and changes with my moods, but often there is an idea or […]
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This Month From BookEnds… March 2018
Mar 05, 2018
Welcome to March’s round-up post! We’ve got a lot of great things coming from BookEnds this month, and with the growth of our amazing children’s division, we’ve decided to break these posts up a bit. Here, you’ll find all of BookEnds’ adult titles/news, and stay tuned later in the month for our Children’s round-up. Don’t […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Mar 02, 2018
I’m so excited to welcome Jennifer McCauley to BookEnds! I loved the premise of Jennifer’s novel, but it was her contemporary, poetic writing style—applied to historical fiction—that really knocked me out. I love novels that elicit a range of emotions, and Jennifer’s made me smile, laugh, cry, and examine the world around me, sometimes all […]
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Welcome to #MSWL Madness, A Month Inspired by Success
Mar 01, 2018
It’s March Madness for basketball fans, #MSWL Madness for BookEnds fans. Throughout the month of March we will be posting our #MSWL wishlists on the blog and all over Twitter. Before we launch into our lists, let’s start with success, proof that if you put it out there, success will come. Jessica Faust: In 2017 […]
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How I Approach Submissions
Feb 27, 2018
Every time I go to submit a new project I approach the submission as if I’m brand new in publishing, with no knowledge of who’s who or any real contacts. In other words, I don’t always have a predetermined list of exactly which editors are going to receive the book. I have ideas, but nothing […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Kari Trogen!
Feb 23, 2018
Agents dream of finding writers like Kari. Writers who with the stroke of a pen–or a keyboard in the modern times–can write a sentence that will haunt the reader. It didn’t hurt that Kari totally wrote a book that was in my #AuditoryMSWL. Her Swan Lake retelling will blow you away, and I am so […]
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Dear Author, Dump the Prologue
Feb 22, 2018
I don’t hate a prologue. In fact, I can absolutely love a prologue. The problem I see for debut authors and those submitting to agents, or at least to me, is that the prologue is often used as a crutch. It’s an easy way to fill the reader in on backstory so that you, the […]
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Welcome to BookEnds, Colleen Halverson!
Feb 21, 2018
I am excited to welcome Colleen Halverson to the BookEnds team! Colleen and I most recently connected through a client, although we’ve both been crossing paths in various ways over the past couple of years. Now I’m thrilled that we’re officially working together on her romances! I hope you enjoy learning more about Colleen! Tell […]
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How an Agent Benefits You When that Offer Comes IN
Feb 20, 2018
Being a querying author often makes you feel powerless. You’re looking to hire an agent to work for you and yet you somehow find yourself at the mercy of agents and their rejections. It’s a very weird dynamic. Until it isn’t. Until things turn around and you find yourself in the driver’s seat and finally in […]
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What Agents Mean When They Want “Something New”
Feb 19, 2018
Agents and editors are always saying they’d like something new. What they mean by new, as has been pointed out to me, might be tricky for the writer. Apparently, some writers, when hearing “something new” think cozy mysteries with alien dogs or “a book that can’t be described because it’s never been done before.” When […]
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