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Four Things You Can Do to Make Me Want to Sign You
Agents are often referred to as business managers for authors, which is fairly accurate. I prefer to think of myself as a partner in your writing business, helping to maximize the business end of things so you can concentrate more on the creative part of being an...
COOKING FOR GHOSTS Is Out Now!
"So much fun, you won't want to put it down." - Ann Garvin, USA Today Bestseller "Sex and the City + Julie and Julia + The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. A very unique and fun read." - Marsha Toy Engstrom, The Book Club Cheerleader "Completely amazing." - RT Book Reviews Folks,...
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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,...