Category: Agents & publishing

Doom, doom, doom

Every few years, a British authors’ outfit, the ALCS, commissions a survey. And every few years, the ALCS reports the results in doom-laden tones. The…

Harry 9 December 2022

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The literary multiverse

Hi all – here’s today’s email from Harry. The literary multiverse A shorter email this week because pretty much every human in my life has been…

Esther 2 December 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Liza DeBlock from Mushens Entertainment

Good morning, everyone! Today’s feature includes a fantastic interview with Liza DeBlock. Nominated as one of Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2022, Liza is building her…

Anna 29 November 2022

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The hardest problem

Let’s just say that you’ve been writing for a while. You’re serious. You’ve taken a course or two. You’ve probably had at least one manuscript…

Harry 25 November 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Ann Leslie Tuttle from Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

This interview was originally posted on August 23rd 2022. Ann Leslie Tuttle is a literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret in New York, which…

Anna 25 November 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Natalie Kimber from The Rights Factory

This interview was originally posted on August 2nd 2022. Natalie Kimber is a New York-based literary agent at The Rights Factory, which she joined in…

Anna 25 November 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Robbie Guillory from Underline Literary Agency

This interview was originally posted on July 5th 2022. Robbie Guillory is a literary agent at Underline Literary Agency, which he founded after years of…

Anna 25 November 2022

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Become a better writer with us

Hello! You might be aware that Black Friday is this weekend. Maybe you’ve taken advantage of a couple of offers already. It’s going to be…

Josh 24 November 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Katherine Odom-Tomchin from Folio Literary Management

Good morning, everyone! Today’s feature includes a fantastic interview with Katherine Odom-Tomchin! Katherine is a literary agent and Audio Rights Director at Folio Literary Management…

Anna 15 November 2022

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Experimenting

Last week’s ‘flat-pack’ email was, on the face of it, a right old mess. Most of my emails (including this one) take the form of…

Harry 11 November 2022

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