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Twitter Hashtags: Maximize Your One-Shot Pitch
I have developed a love-hate relationship with Twitter hashtags. A hashtag is one of the easiest ways to learn which agents want projects in genres the author writes. I'm usually excited to receive a query with one of my hashtag requests on the subject line. The...
Creating a Grand Hotel: The World of IF I HAD YOU by Heather Hiestand
Guest post by Heather Hiestand: Originally, my idea for a British-set hotel-focused series had one critical difference from the Jazz Age tale it became. It was meant to be set in the 1890s, right when “grand hotels” were coming into existence. Of course, it would have...
I THOUGHT YOU HATED ME! Is Out Now!
"This Cartoonist Perfectly Captures the Highs and Lows of Friendship." - Los Angeles Magazine "Fall in love with your best friend all over again with 'I Thought YOU Hated ME.'” - Brooklyn Based It is a privilege to work with MariNaomi. A celebrated cartoonist, she has...
Indie Authors: You Own All Your Subsidiary Rights!
Some smart literary agent is going to start a business one day that simply sells subsidiary rights for the millions of indie (aka self-published) authors out there and make a bundle. If you’re an indie author, maybe you didn’t realize that you are leaving a pile of...
Seven Tips for Pitching Agents at Conferences
It's September and the beginning of a new season. Some of you will be attending a slew of writer's conferences this Fall. I've compiled some useful tips so that you can get the most out of your pitch sessions with agents. I'm looking forward to taking pitches twice...
Three Craft Books for Writers
Labor Day in the United States was the unofficial end of summer. Apart from waiting for the next big vacation, writers may choose to revisit a work in progress, or gear up promo on an upcoming book release. Unfortunately, some writers might find switching back to work...
FIRE WOLF Is Out Now!
Summer may be over, but it sure is getting hot in here. FIRE WOLF, the latest from best-selling author Anh Leod, is for all you fans of wolf shifter erotic romance. Now divorced, Olivia has had her eye on much younger firefighter Smokie Monahan. She propositions him,...
Summer is almost over, let the querying begin!
So you've slaved away over your novel, and gotten beta reads, and revised and rewritten, and it's now ready to go out in the world? Great! And you've done your research on agents, whether in Jeff Herman's Guide or at http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/, whatever your...
THE HUNT OF THE UNICORN Is Out Now!
So excited for this one. YA Fantasy fans, get ready, because we've just unleashed the exclusive Author's Cut of the C. C. Humphreys classic, THE HUNT OF THE UNICORN! Ooo...pretty. Our designer really outdid herself. Here's a bit more about it in case you don't know...
