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The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

Finding distraction-free time

May 12, 2025 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of experience with distractions! I have had to find ways to work around mine and put them into their proper places and I have some tips to pass along to …

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Battle Back from Writer Burnout!

May 5, 2025 //  by Barb Roose//  8 Comments

“Give your strengths a stage to shine and keep your weaknesses from stealing the spotlight.” – Barb

As a writer, you wear many hats—social media, marketing, interviews, newsletters, income generation, speaking events, and more. Deep breath. There’s so much you …

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Random Agent Thoughts

April 27, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  23 Comments

Cynthia's dadYes, this is a blog post of random agent thoughts.

A few weeks after my father’s heart stopped beating for the last time, we discovered among his office files a three-ring binder labeled “497 Random Thoughts.” Over the course of …

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Some of my Favorite Fiction Techniques

April 19, 2025 //  by Wendy Lawton//  5 Comments

Today I’m just going to highlight a few fiction techniques I love finding in a manuscript.

Beats

This is a technique the author uses to seamlessly substitute an action that identifies the character in place of the tired old he-said, …

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A Behind the Scenes Look at A New Literary Agent’s First Sale

April 13, 2025 //  by Jen Babakhan//  6 Comments

As a new agent, there are new experiences around every corner. Some have been expected, and others have been lovely surprises. I recently had the new experience of making my first sale (woohoo!), and I learned even more about my …

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Audio Book Growth

April 6, 2025 //  by Janet Grant//  7 Comments

For 12 consecutive years, audio books have seen double-digit growth. No other book format can make that claim. But why should we, as writers and readers, care about audio book growth?

Putting audio book growth in perspective

Before we look …

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Three Things for a Writer to Consider

March 30, 2025 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  5 Comments

As a literary agent my goal is to champion the writers that I represent.  A  champion is committed to  guide the writers journey even if that looks different than they thought it would. With that in mind, here are three …

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What authors should have in their files.

March 23, 2025 //  by Rachel Kent//  5 Comments

What should a writer have in his or her files? With tax time here, I thought this might be helpful.

An author should be able to open up his or her files and find a bunch of information. These files …

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The Two Ingredients You Need to Make Your Book Proposal Rise to the Occasion!

March 16, 2025 //  by Barb Roose//  9 Comments

How do you know if you’re developing a book concept that is a passable idea versus a great idea?

If you’re pursuing traditional publishing, you must know two developmental elements that determine whether your concept is okay or great. These …

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Word Quandrums for writers

Words as Quandrums

March 9, 2025 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

Quandrum. If a quandry (perplexity in a difficult situation) and a conundrum (vexing question) had a baby, it would be…a quandrum.

Writers love words, but they’re less in love with words that are quandrums. “What does that mean?” “How is …

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