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A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent: Juliet Mushens
With September and October being the busiest months for a literary agent, we asked Juliet Mushens to tell us exactly what she does at work every day. Spoiler alert: there are a lot of emails!
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Spotlight on: Lianne Dillsworth
Introducing: Lianne Dillsworth. To celebrate Black History Month, the author of the upcoming Age of Monsters talks about her favourite Black Historical novels, why readers are going to fall in love with her character Zillah, and how crafting a synopsis focuses your writing.
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Pitch Perfect
In publishing you hear the dreaded words ‘THE PITCH’ very often. So what is it? Why is it important? And how do you write one? Read this and find out!
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Osmania Takes the Rights World by Storm
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club has now sold in 28 territories and counting as it remains #1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller for the second week in a row.
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Spotlight on: Peter Newman
Introducing: Peter Newman. The author talks about the last book in The Deathless Trilogy, Greek gods, and how to always finish your manuscript before submitting.
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How I Got Into Publishing: Liza DeBlock
Curious about how to break into the publishing sector? Liza talks about her experience and offers hints on how to find internships and land your dream job.
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Spotlight on: Laura Lam
Introducing Laura Lam: the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Seven Devils talks about rebel fighters, connecting with readers, and what's coming next.
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Spotlight on: Claire Douglas
Introducing Claire Douglas. The author of Just Like the Other Girls talks about finding an agent, seeing your book in stores, and what’s coming next.
How to Research Literary Agents
We ran a poll on twitter to see what content people most wanted to see next and ‘Researching agents’ won by a landslide! Juliet is here to tell you a bit more about researching agents and how to find the best one for your book.
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Spotlight on: Gray Williams
Introducing: Gray Williams. The author of Strange Ways talks about his first novel, the joy of hearing his audio book for the first time, and what’s coming next.
Notes on an internship…
Hi readers! I’m Kiya and have been interning with Juliet and Liza for the past two weeks. Here’s a little bit about my experience and what I’ve been up to.
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Agent’s Advice: Accepting an Offer of Representation
So you’ve read our blogs and written and edited your book brilliantly, finished a great synopsis, and attached the perfect cover letter. Great news – an agent offers you representation! Now what? Here’s some advice on what to do and what to ask.
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The Dreaded Synopsis
Wondering how to write a synopsis? Read this post to learn the best ways to summarise your story in two pages.
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Spotlight on: Buki Papillon
Introducing Buki Papillon. The author of An Ordinary Wonder talks about her debut novel, what she wrote when she was eight years old, Yoruba proverbs, and what’s coming next
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Top Tips for the Editing Process
Juliet Mushens expands on how to edit, create a dialogue between author and agent, and gives her top editing tips for first time authors.
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Spotlight on: C.C. MacDonald
Introducing C.C. MacDonald. The author of Happy Ever After talks about what he’s writing now, his submissions advice, what he loves about publishing, and what’s coming up next.
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Ask an author: How did you find the submissions process?
Lia Louis talks about how she found the ME submissions process, what it was like to send her book off to agents, and her excitement at receiving an offer of representation.
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The Perfect Cover Letter
Juliet Mushens highlights what she looking for in a submission cover letter.
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Juliet Mushens' submission wish-list
Juliet Mushens talks about the five key aspects she’s looking for in a submission.