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Book Broker – an interview with Lauren Keller Galit
August 19, 2021
I love my authors above all else. I find them all to be quirky and engaging and smart and challenging and awesome.
- Agent interviews
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Story Skeleton—Pride & Prejudice
July 30, 2021
Pride and Prejudice hits all the high points of the romance cycle—and is considered by many to be foundational to the genre.
- Story Skeleton
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Resource Review: The War of Art
July 29, 2021
All the craft in the world won’t help you if you don’t spend time filling the blank page with words.
- Resource review
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We made it! The best writing contests of 2021
July 29, 2021
Reedsy has chosen the First Page Challenge for their list of the Best Writing Contests of 2021.
- Contest updates
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Book Broker – an interview with Hannah Schofield
July 24, 2021
Authors who write concise, punchy query letters with clearly outlined stakes for their protagonists are more likely to make me flick to their pages the moment I get their email.
- Agent interviews
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New contest coming in October: Clash of the Query Letters
July 23, 2021
For the first time ever, we will be offering optional feedback on contest entries.
- Contest updates
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Book Broker – an interview with Rachel Beck
July 23, 2021
I’ll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere.
- Agent interviews
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Book Broker – an interview with Ronald Gerber
July 22, 2021
There’s nothing more satisfying than helping a client realize their dreams and being involved every step of the way.
- Agent interviews
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Dear Lit Agents: “Delete Rejections” aren’t helping anyone
July 13, 2021
I’m not saying delete rejections are only unhelpful to writers. They are unhelpful to the entire industry, and yes, even to agents themselves.
- On querying
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Book Broker – an interview with Lauren Scovel
June 21, 2021
If an author can’t summarize the premise/objective for a book, or insists that it gets better after a certain number of pages, I’d suggest they revise a bit more before querying agents.
- Agent interviews
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Pen Names: The Why, Who, and How
June 17, 2021
First, Google yourself. If anyone even semi-famous is already dominating the search results, you may want to consider a pen name.
- On querying
- On the craft
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Write Publish Profit 4.0—an epic bundle for writers
June 08, 2021
The Darling Axe is participating in another great bundle deal from Infostack.io.
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