2022, So Far
A Back to School Round Up and More
Hello Friends,
I know it doesn’t make any sense, but September always feels like the halfway point in the year. Yes, yes, I know it’s the three quarter point, but just go with me here. I basically close my eyes and cover my ears from January to March, then it’s Spring and that’s great, then it’s SUMMER and that’s BETTER and then school starts (even if you’re not in school anymore) and that’s the real start to the year. In my mind, September is a corner you turn as you climb back up to January.
SO! Let’s do a mid-year (lol) round up of what we’ve covered so far on Agents & Books! If you’re new here, look here and in the archive to see what you’ve missed. It goes all the way back pre-pandemic 😱😱😱😱😱. And keep reading for a surprise at the end!
Nuts and Bolts: Practical Stuff you Can Use
Do You Need an Author Website, and if so, what should it have on it?
So You Want to Write a Short Story Collection, a primer an what you need and common pitfalls
How do I Know if My Book is Doing Well?, this one helps you answer pesky questions from well-meaning family and fans
How Do Auctions Work?, sure you’ve heard of an auction but here’s how they actually happen
12 Lessons From One Book, here are 12 things you can learn from the life of one book, from query to editing to submission to publication
Do the Bare Minimum for Agents, query advice usually reads like you have to bend over backwards to get an agent’s attention, and I think you should…not.
OMG Publishing WYD: Publishing has been BONKERS lately
Remember When Those Guys Tried to Buy the Rights to DUNE and They Just Bought a COPY of DUNE the Book?, no really that happened.
Why the People Who Run Publishing Houses Are All ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ About How to Do it, this is a little about the PRH/S&S trial, if you’re curious about that.
Writer Feelings: Mine and Yours
Would you Like to Read my Picture Book That Didn’t Sell?, the whole text is right here!
Are you Bothering People?, I often feel like this when I email people but guess what???? You’re probably not and neither am I!
You Can’t Please Everyone, but especially all literary agents all the time.
How to Reframe Why No One is Emailing You Back, it’s really hard not to take this personally but here are ways to think about why no one is emailing you back and the real reasons why. (It’s not because you suck.)
Best Subscriber Posts: here’s the bang for your buck
Read the Fine Print Before You Enter a Contest!!!!!!!!, this is important!!!!!!!
An Everyone Has This Question Q&A Thursday, just a sampling of the great reader question I get.
When to do a Bunch of Things I Just Told you you Didn’t Have to do, always take my advice except when I tell you not to.
AND in celebration of this Back to School season, let’s have a sale! Click the link to upgrade to paid and get 20% off, now until 9/13/22! Get moving!
AND BREAKING NEWS! I wrote about what makes a good book title over at Catapult! Don’t miss it!
Take care, friends. Sharpen those pencils.
OXOXOX,
Kate
Thanks. I learned a lot today. I'm waiting on feedback from my first six chapters. The beginnings are so hard, the rest of the book beta read over 20ish times and some loved my openings others didn't or thought it dragged. It's frustrating and costly and I am almost about to give up. I know you must have a post somewhere, but what do you expect to see in the first five or ten pages?