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Rachel Kent

Query Letter Basics

June 14, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  5 Comments

I was asked recently, “What is the one thing that makes you request a project based on a query and what is the one thing in a query that makes you decide a book isn’t the right fit?”

I’m sure …

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Go After Your Dreams!

May 24, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

I love the story of Arthur the stray dog! Perhaps you’ve seen it in the news, too? Arthur joined a team racing 430 miles in the Amazon jungle after he was fed a canned meatball by one of the …

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Reading vs. Listening to Books

May 3, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  14 Comments

I recently discovered Hoopla (thanks, Michelle!), and borrowed the audio version of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It was a book that I knew I didn’t want to own, but wanted to read to stay current …

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Will it be easy to sell my next book after the first is published?

April 12, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

“Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”

We see this assumption expressed in the many emails we receive from writers who believe that the book …

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The Reading Parent: Dads vs. Moms

March 22, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

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I came across an article about a 2015 Harvard University study that showed that when a father reads to a child it leads to more advanced language development than when a mother reads to a child–especially for …

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Your Writing Resume

March 1, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  8 Comments

It’s important to keep up a writing resume to track your writing achievements. If you don’t keep track of what is going on in your writing career right when it happens, back-tracking will be very difficult. Having an up-to-date resume …

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Fiction Giveaway Time!

February 8, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  29 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was struggling to find a blog topic, but then my eyes fell on a stack of beautiful novels. I have an extra copy of each of these books by my clients …

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Books for book clubs? What do you suggest?

January 17, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  15 Comments

First, Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. day! I hope you are able to celebrate what he stood for and take some time off today for some peaceful reflection and relaxation. If you are working today, hang in there! And thanks …

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A Favorite Christmas Book

December 21, 2020 //  by Rachel Kent//  6 Comments

Do you have a favorite children’s Christmas book? Mine isn’t a typical one. I just read it to my kids two nights ago. The book is Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola. When I was in second grade, my …

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A Book to Read When You Feel Discouraged

November 29, 2020 //  by Rachel Kent//  9 Comments

Everyone gets discouraged at some point, but publishing is an industry full of emotional roller coasters. It’s easy to fall into the pit of discouragement as a writer, publisher, editor or agent. And 2020 has brought a lot of unexpected …

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