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 3 Comments
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 8 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 1 Comment
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 1 Comment
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 11 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 0 Comments