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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2019Tuesday, November 12, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Why are query letters so difficult?!

In the grand scheme of things, writing the novel is supposed to be the hard part. Compared to writing my…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2019Tuesday, September 17, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

There is no “normal.”

Before I begin, let’s get something straight: there’s no “typical path to publication.” There’s only what happens to you, when…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 16, 2018Tuesday, November 13, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Tips for Querying (or as I like to call them, Q-tips)

  You know how they say you should never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear? I know…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2016Tuesday, January 19, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Advice from an Agent: Laney Katz Becker of Lippincott Massie McQuilkin

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While you know that I’m not the mushy type, I do tend to gush a bit when I’m asked about…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013Thursday, January 10, 2013
  • by Susan Spann

Deb Susan and the Query That Wasn’t

I’m sensing a pattern at the Ball this week and, as it turns out, I won’t be the one to…

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  • Posted on Monday, January 7, 2013Monday, January 7, 2013
  • by KerryS

In Deb Kerry’s World, Sometimes You Get Lucky

Queries. Ah, I have such fond memories of the query process. Formulating a hook. Trying to cram all of the…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011Thursday, August 23, 2012
  • by LindaG

Deb Linda Sets a Bad Example (and then tries to make up for it)

Queries, queries, queries. Every new writer gets all worked up over them. You think if you can just compose the…

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