5 Ways to Impress an Agent

5 Ways to Impress an Agent

Jul 29, 2026 | On Writing

Getting an agent can be a challenge. Given the sheer volume of queries agents receive—such largesse that many agents find it impossible to accept unsolicited queries—it’s not easy to make you and your project stand out. Here are some tips to help you to capture an...
DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t Sell

DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t Sell

Jun 3, 2026 | On Writing

DEALBREAKERS: 5 Reasons Your Book Won’t SellFrom Career Authors — write. sell. repeat. 1. Your Protagonist Is not Smart and/or Brave and/or Relatable Is not unique in some way Doesn’t drive the action from beginning to end(Not all heroes wear capes.) 2....
You’ve Got the Chops, Now Write a Break-Out Book

You’ve Got the Chops, Now Write a Break-Out Book

Sep 24, 2025 | On Writing

As an agent and author, I spend a lot of time at conferences meeting writers looking to break into traditional publishing.  And so many of these writers are THIS close to getting published. Meaning that they’ve been working hard on their craft, putting in the ten...

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