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The loss was unexpected. In the matter of a few short weeks my friend was gone. Ovarian cancer, without a warning signal, took her life. Her service, like most, was about the things that mattered most about her. It wasn’t …
A negative book review can be devastating to an author; some of you may have already experienced this. It’s hard to put your book baby out there in the first place, but then when people say nasty things about it …
I can’t speak for all literary agents, but I appreciate an author with chutzpah! Not familiar with the word? Maybe you’ve not seen it spelled out, but you may have heard it. Here’s the pronunciation: HOOT-spah (spa).
Such a fun …
Do You Have “Author Chutzpah”: Keep Your Determination, Avoid What’s Detrimental!Read More
Summer has landed with a vengeance. Many places with normally sensible temperatures have been experiencing our triple digits. Kids are home from school. Vacations are planned and taken. It’s a break in the normal routine of the other nine months …
As the Books & Such Podcast celebrates its first birthday this month(!), I thought it would be fun to reflect on what I’ve learned about podcasting over the last 12 months. Our desire is for this podcast to provide a …
3 Things I wish I Had Known When we Started Our PodcastRead More
When I became a literary agent a number of decades ago, I had lots of ideas of what life would be like. One was that agenting would be easy. (One of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had. But one of …
5 Things I Never Thought I Would Say as a Literary AgentRead More
You finally did it.
You polished your proposal, refined your sample chapters, prayed over every word, and hit send. Your pitch is now out of your hands and sitting in an agent’s or editors inbox. Now the waiting begins.
For …
We just finished a week of pitch sessions during our first agency Pitch Party! It was a huge success and we all met with so many excellent, new writers. I was impressed with the quality of projects I was being …
On Memorial Day, I strolled through my local flower market. (If you’re paying attention, this blog post should have been posted before Memorial Day, but I neglected to check my calendar. My apologies!)
About an hour before the flower market …
