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I’m sure a few people have feelings about Ali Hazelwood. I have seen comments on Twitter and GoodReads. But I’m going to say right now, I’m part of the Ali Hazelwood fan club. I love her voice-y writing. I like big hands. And she does stakes so well. Case in point– her new YA, CHECK
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No matter how you slice it, rejections suck. I hated getting them as an author and I have giving them as an agent. As an author who is also an agent, I feel I have the unique experience of knowing what goes into the querying process. I get it- I’ve been there (before I became
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October was a heavy reading month, but not necessarily with books. I opened for queries as an agent the first week of October, and have had the honor of reading so many fulls and queries. Also, as an author, I have had the chance to beta read a few wonderful stories. Needless to say, I
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Surprise! I’m now open for queries again. And since I’ve gotten a few queries under my belt as an agent (and author), I wanted to share some common themes across the board I’m seeing. First, please know your genre word count. I will not be accepting queries for books that are astronomically beyond the word
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This month was a slow reading month. For starters, there were big things happening. I am now an Associate Literary Agency for The Purcell Agency if you didn’t see. But also, I was going through another big overhaul of edits for 9 DATES. Whenever I tried to pick something up, my mind couldn’t stick to
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As I am getting closer to opening to queries, I wanted to share why I’ll be looking for what I am. ** Please note I recently edited to change my pages from 5 to 10 after speaking to my mentors.** First, my MSWL is still a work in progress and hope to share that as
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If you follow me on Twitter or Threads, you likely saw the news that this past week I was promoted to Associate Agent at The Purcell Agency. I am so excited for this next opportunity for a new career in the world of reading and developing author careers along side them. I won’t lie, I’m
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It’s the first day of school, and while Twitter and Instagram is full of moms crying as they send off their kid to their first ever day of school, I’m quietly celebrating inside. I can’t celebrate outwardly, but I don’t want my kid to think I’m excited to not see him for a few hours.
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August slipped away like a bottle of wine is the realest thing ever spoken. Like, “I swear, it’s only been two weeks” is the alternate to, “I swear, I only had two glasses of wine.” So this month was hard. I mostly solo parented and had lacking childcare. I was exhausted but also needed my
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It’s August and I’m holding off on my cozy fall vibes, but when a cold breeze hits my skin the sense of nostalgia that comes with fall hits me hard. I’m trying…but come September, all bets are off. This author will be full on Fall Vibes. This was a fun reading month. This summer thus
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