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Category: Agents & publishing

An open embrace

OK, battle of the clichés. Which is truer: “You can’t judge a book by its cover” or “A picture is worth a 1000 words”? Well,…
Harry 25 April 2025
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A line of green lamps

All agents have passions. At our Festival once – late at night and after plenty of wine – one agent started listing hers. I know…
Harry 11 April 2025
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A black shirt and glops of golden yoghurt

As you’d expect, there’s quite a lot of research into what makes people buy stuff. And, as you’d expect, writers are mostly very, very, very…
Harry 4 April 2025
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The ghost in your query

Last week, we talked about query letters and I asked you to pop your draft letters up on Townhouse for feedback. That’s always an illuminating…
Harry 28 March 2025
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How to hire a plumber

Last week, we dealt with hyper-intelligent beings in the form of robots. This week, we turn to… literary agents. The gist of this email is…
Harry 21 March 2025
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A simple, repeatable joy

My last email was grumpy. Bah humbug. A silver cane waved menacingly at orphans. This email is festive. A Merry Christmas to us all! A…
Harry 20 December 2024
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It’s not them. It’s you.

Friday email – Friday 13 December  Subject: It’s not them. It’s you.     Hmm. We’re getting close to Christmas and this email has a bit…
Harry 13 December 2024
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How to Sell A Book, if you have the right mindset

We’ve spent seven weeks thinking about how to sell books. In my last seven emails to you, we have reviewed:  If you are confident you…
Harry 22 November 2024
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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE – Saskia Leach from Kate Nash Literary Agency

Good morning, everyone! Welcome back to our Spotlight On interview series, where we uncover the day-to-day work of agents, what they’re looking for in submission…
Anna 19 November 2024
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How to Sell A Book, if you can sail faster than the wind

It’s a fact:  A racing catamaran can sail faster than the wind – over twice as fast, indeed, under perfect conditions. (Don’t believe me? And…
Harry 15 November 2024
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    I'm currently working on the third draft of my novel, trimming the word count before sending it to the publisher.…

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    I’ve spent so much time thinking I need to write something “great” instead of just writing what feels real. The…

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    Thanks!

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