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The Iron Bells is out today! 12 Jun 2013 | 09:54 pm
When Jeanette and I decided to self publish her book to Kindle and Create Space I was excited. Jeanette has sold well before with her Leopard Moon trilogy and we both believe New Adult is capable of m...
Realizing the problem is you… 30 May 2013 | 09:54 pm
I’ve had a hard time getting my daughter to read. I’ve tried everything. Forcing her to read 20 minutes a day (school rules). Not getting her way or pushing her at all. Taking her to the bookstore onc...
Prophecy Girl Release Day + contest! 2 Apr 2013 | 11:52 am
Around a year ago today I became a literary agent. Laurie McLean gave me access to her query inbox and with CJ Redwine's help I found Cecily White. I read her book over a weekend day and forced Laurie...
But… you’re just a blogger. 14 Mar 2013 | 11:28 pm
Foreword Literary, Inc has three bloggers turned agent. Book Blogger is how we choose to identify on social media, and therefore that is how people perceive us. On the day we launched Foreword public...
On Foreword and moving forward 6 Mar 2013 | 01:32 am
In case you missed the news I have left Larsen Pomada and am starting my own literary agency with the help of a few awesome agents and partners.
Cover reveal: Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes + gift card contest! 1 Mar 2013 | 10:09 am
Vivi Barnes is my client and I think her cover is about the coolest thing ever. You can buy Olivia Twisted in November or it is up for pre-order now at Amazon or add it on Goodreads! This is also the ...
Email! I love you, I hate you, I want to be your frenemy 5 Feb 2013 | 10:05 pm
I get so many replies, Tweets, Facebook comments and such about the fact that I answer every email I receive from authors. And while that makes me feel fancy, and it lets me know that at least some of...
Small Presses and Querying 17 Jan 2013 | 05:32 am
Loads of times last year, and several times this year I’ve encountered a bit of a problem in my query email. I would request a full and days later the authors would come back with offers from small pr...
New Adult! 10 Jan 2013 | 11:43 pm
Six months ago I was saying New Adult would ever happen. Not because I didn’t want it to happen but because things move at a snail’s pace in publishing. Plus, I think the name is stupid. But authors w...
On advice from interns 8 Jan 2013 | 11:49 pm
I was an intern. For four years I interned at two Bay Area agencies. I answered mail, e-mail, sent form rejections, read manuscripts, wrote pitches, and even sent some clients out on submission. You p...
