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May 25, 8:30 pm ET | Live Queries & Pages Panel With Agent Léonicka Valcius

Join us for a queries and first pages panel with agent Léonicka Valcius (Transatlantic Agency). Submit your work for a chance at live feedback from our panel–plus, of course, a publishing Q&A. This event is designed to be supportive, uplifting, encouraging–and 100% introvert-friendly. (Wear pajamas! We’ll never know.) A replay will be available 15 minutes after … Read more

Multiple Agent Offers, Power & Agency For Characters, and Shelving Books One Through Three

We love this author-agent pair! When Kimberly Brower first offered representation, she worried that, in a multiple offer situation, Jessica Payne would say no. Some authors just want a quick “It’s perfect, I’ll send it tomorrow”–but this was actually the first sign that they’d be the perfect pair. We discuss why nurses great make thriller … Read more

Bestselling Author Emily Henry on Snappy Dialogue, Enemies-to-Lovers & Character Likability

We are so excited to speak with bestselling author Emily Henry (Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation) about all things character—how to make a character intense yet likable, how to make dialogue snappy yet believable—and how to make the most of an enemies-to-lovers dynamic. We also discuss over-editing, the (false!) idea that there’s a … Read more

700-Page Novels, Agent Misunderstandings, And The Best Food Descriptions The NYT Has Ever Read

We are so happy to introduce today’s podcast guest. The  New York Times Book Review calls her work, SEARCH, “A wicked pleasure… Huneven is a wise storyteller…this novel has plot, character, structure and a delicious, deeply human pettiness that I think most honest readers will relate to… [Huneven’s] descriptions of food are the best I’ve ever read.” … Read more