Have you ever thought: "Is this agent going to be mad at me if I send a follow up email?" then you should read this post I wrote about the Fawn Response for writers. www.agentsandbooks.com/the-fawn-res...

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Sometimes @alixeharrow.bsky.social tells you about a romance novel that you CANNOT get your hands on because it’s +$100 used in mass market paperback so then you remember the miracle that is the @nypl.bsky.social and inter library loan

Dear Bluesky, these earrings on TRR made me think of you.

Guys I just got this amazing email from Tequila

Oops I did it again.

I am very good at parallel parking

My book is only $2.99 in ebook at all retailers! bookshop.org/a/88478/9781...

Here's why I didn't self-publish all the other book's I've written that didn't sell traditionally: www.agentsandbooks.com/why-i-didnt-...

When it comes to being scared of writing/publishing, do you fly, freeze, fight, or fawn? www.agentsandbooks.com/the-fawn-res...

I'm going through the top posts of Agents & Books of it's whole 7 year run and this is number 3: www.agentsandbooks.com/how-to-be-an...

Do you see a writers retreat and think *that would fix me.* Would it though? www.agentsandbooks.com/do-you-need-...

The most common question I see authors ask on The Call with an agent is "what's your communication style?" But what does that even mean? www.agentsandbooks.com/why-you-shou...

How to ask for, and receive, good publishing advice on the internet. (Threads, I'm looking at you.) www.agentsandbooks.com/one-thing-yo...

If you have questions, I have answers. And I answer them every Thursday for subscribers of Agents & Books. In this one we tackle: 1. Should I requery agents who were interested a LONG time ago? 2. Are all these newbie authors wasting agents' time? www.agentsandbooks.com/are-authors-...

If you ever wanted to know how the money works in traditional publishing works, I wrote a non-scary explainer for you. Don't be afraid of algebra! www.agentsandbooks.com/how-the-mone...

Everyone loves the Q&A Thursdays over at Agents & Books. In this issue we talk about: 1. If all my comps are long does that mean my book can be long, too? 2. Someone told me that only 1% of agented submissions get published. That can't be true can it???????? www.agentsandbooks.com/q-a-thursday...

Another installment of our Agents & Books Q&A Thursday in which we tackle: 1. How long before a manuscript is considered "dead on sub?" 2. How many genres can I write in? 3. How do I deal with the allure of the shiny new project? www.agentsandbooks.com/q-a-thursday...

How's your Work In Progress going? www.agentsandbooks.com/wip-hows-it-...

The way I sell a book may not be the best way for you to sell your book. Let me explain: www.agentsandbooks.com/how-to-sell-...

Why is it so hard to find a literary agent? www.agentsandbooks.com/it-should-no...

If you have a publishing/writing problem and a literary agent, I guarantee it can addresses with a simple conversation. If you don't have an agent, here are some pep talk/general guidance to hold you over until you do get one. www.agentsandbooks.com/all-your-pro...

Things I did in a year to promote my book: 1. Speaking at conferences 2. Podcasts 3. IG lives 4. In person events 5. University visits And 85 other things you can read about here: www.agentsandbooks.com/90-or-so-thi...

Q&A Thursday! And today we announce our quarterly AMA Zoom for yearly subscribers. But also, we tackle these questions: 1. Should I change the subject matter of my novel because agents saythey can't sell it? 2. How do I get a book into kids' classrooms? www.agentsandbooks.com/q-a-thursday...

In this installment of Q&A Thursday on Agents & Books, we talk about: 1. Am I too old to write a book? 2. Should I include my recent painful loss into my book? www.agentsandbooks.com/q-a-thursday...

If PUBLISHED AUTHOR had job requirements, this would be them. And none of us would meet them all, LOL. www.agentsandbooks.com/now-hiring-a...

"If you can’t tell me what your book is about, then a reader can’t tell their friends why they should read it." --> that's just one of the things I've learned in my twenty years being a literary agent. The other 19 are here: www.agentsandbooks.com/20-things-i-...

This is the second best preforming (by open rate) newsletter of the whole Agents & Books run so far. I can see why. www.agentsandbooks.com/when-should-...

More questions and more answers from Agents & Books! This one includes: 1. What is the ideal number of edits before a book is ready to go to editors? 2. What do you negotiate upfront in a book deal? www.agentsandbooks.com/q-a-friday-i...

I dunno just something I was thinking about while listening to @ifbookspod.bsky.social today.