A MOST PECULIAR CHRISTMAS (Songs of [J]Oy or Mirth) – my first book!

A snarky little Christmas novelty book published in Oct. 2020 (dedicated to Tom Lehrer), A MOST PECULIAR CHRISTMAS (Songs of [J]Oy or Mirth), is a…

Laurie 17 December 2022

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You’re always a writer, friend

Last week’s email was a very positive one, and I’d like to sign off for Christmas now on an equally hopeful note. (In true literary…

Harry 16 December 2022

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SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: Caroline Montgomery from the Rupert Crew Agency

Good morning, everyone! Caroline Montgomery is a Managing Director and Literary Agent at the Rupert Crew Agency, where she has worked for close to 30…

Anna 13 December 2022

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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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EDITORS UNEDITED: Clare Harvey

Clare Harvey has been editing with us for just over a year, and she’s quickly become a go-to editor for historical fiction. We love her…

Elsie 5 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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