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Most agents at BookEnds are editorial agents, meaning we can’t keep our hands off your book and you will receive…
The best thing I ever learned as a parent of young athletes is the 24-Hour Rule. I’ve adopted it into…
As you know, BookEnds encourages writers to keep submitting. Just because I passed on one of your books doesn’t mean…
The author advance is the money a publisher pays in advance of any royalties and to be earned-out against royalties.…
Many authors, most especially those querying, think of an agent’s job as selling the book and not much beyond that.…
By fostering good communication, you foster good relationships with both your agent and editor and it is those relationships that…
I was recently asked by a reader to give a list of what questions I think an author should ask…
We all know that communication is the key to a strong relationship and the author-agent relationship is no different. If…
A reader asks: I love going to the LA SCBWI conference every year. It’s become an old friend and I…