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Book Broker – an interview with Kate Garrick
April 06, 2021
Everyone’s going to start on page one, so why not make sure page one is as great as possible?
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Book Broker – an interview with Mary C. Moore
March 30, 2021
Know that if you take querying seriously, agents will take your query seriously in return.
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Book Broker – an interview with Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts
March 11, 2021
I'm always looking to champion writers that don't have access to the usual avenues of success, so a note about passion and commitment to the craft catches my eye.
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Book Broker – an interview with Kathryn Green
February 05, 2021
I like to help authors get their work ready for submission, but anything that is sent to an agent should be far beyond the first draft stage.
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Book Broker – an interview with Anne Hawkins
February 04, 2021
The number one warning sign for me is sloppy prose, whether in a query letter or in the sample chapters.
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Book Broker – an interview with Meg Davis
January 26, 2021
Personalisation is a good sign the author is taking themselves seriously, and asking me to as well.
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Book Broker – an interview with Kimberley Cameron
January 25, 2021
I’m always looking to be drawn into a story by voice.
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Book Broker – an interview with Rachel Mann
January 14, 2021
Often there’s a jolt of excitement I get upon reading something great, and it’s hard to say why and when that comes.
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Book Broker – an interview with Dara Hyde
January 01, 2021
2020 has been a huge year of change for publishing, much of it for good even in these scary times.
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Book Broker – an interview with Melissa Flashman
December 17, 2020

I am hopeful that we may witness the dawn of a new era of independent presses and the continuation of independent bookstores.
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Book Broker – an interview with Jessica Mileo
December 09, 2020
I appreciate personalization in a query letter, especially when they note books that I either work with or have on my #MSWL.
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Book Broker – an interview with Tricia Skinner
December 08, 2020
I've had many manuscripts pitched to me with solid concepts, but none of that matters if I don't want to explore the world or take the adventure with characters I don't like.
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