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Pre-Queries And How To Avoid Them

Kelly Jul 21 2017
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Before the Deal Series, Beginner Resources, Writers Toolbox

We talk a lot about queries here on Pub Crawl. How to write them, tips and tricks to write them successfully, mistakes to avoid when querying. You name it and at some point one of our fantastic contributors has written about it. But since becoming an agent I’ve become familiar with the dreaded pre-query. And it happens frequently enough that I thought it might be worth talking about what a pre-query is and why you […]

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Twitter & Literary Agents: Looking Below the Social Media Surface

Eric Jul 12 2017
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Before the Deal Series, Brewing Topics, Industry Life, Tips From Industry Pros

As an agent who uses Twitter a lot in my day-to-day, talking about books I’m reading, projects by my authors, posting pictures of my corgi… I get a lot of queries that specifically bring up my Twitter account. Most of the time, these mentions are great. They discuss things I’ve tweeted regarding what I’m looking for, like something on my manuscript wish list. Which is exactly what I like to see. But every now and […]

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Guest Post: The Pitch Wars Prize by Kristen Lepionka

Julie Jun 12 2017
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Before the Deal Series, Guest Post, Industry Life, Speakeasy Sharing

I used to think online writing contests were for lucky people. You know the type I mean—some folks are just lucky, always winning free vacations, Goodreads giveaways, or hitting it big on a slot machine. Me? Not so much. I didn’t even win a free water bottle with my employer’s name printed on it, that time they gave away 6 of them at a meeting that only had 8 attendees. No big deal. I didn’t […]

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PubCrawl Podcast: Author Life – Public vs. Private

Feb 23 2017
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After the… Series, Before the Deal Series, Industry Life, PubCrawl Podcast, Writing Life

A bit of a contentious topic this week, but JJ and Kelly discuss the boundaries between your public self and your private self and how that can affect your publishing career, including tips on what to do when your book is called out for harmful content. They also have tips about skincare, especially Korean beauty, if you’re into that sort of thing.

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What Counts as Previously Published?

Kelly Feb 10 2017
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Before the Deal Series, Writing Life

I got an amazing query in my inbox this week. The premise hit all the right notes, the writing was fantastic, the characters were complex and compelling. I couldn’t hit reply fast enough to request the manuscript. But right before I hit send, I noticed that the author mentioned that the book had been posted on Wattpad and won an award there. Cue my heartbreak. Wattpad is a platform for authors to serially post their […]

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