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Friday, May 17, 2013

Think Like a Bookseller, part 1 - On Turns, and Returns

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Before I was an agent, I was a buyer and event coordinator for a great independent bookstore for many years. I'm still a bookseller in f...
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Links of Note

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Working on a longer post for later, but I wanted to be sure to share the following links of note: If you've read this blog for any l...
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Sunday, May 05, 2013

On Twitter-Stalking, and New Adult

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The other day I saw a blog post that surprised me . Surprised me because... well, because it is ABOUT me, in part. I am the mysterious ...
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013

"Rock Star" agents, and more about Schmagents

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The phrase "rock star agent" gets thrown around a lot. Sometimes even regarding me. That's fine, I know people mean it as a fu...
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Rubber Band Ball

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I spoke last week at my local middle school for their career day. Part of my talk was given over to explaining what the heck a Literary Agen...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentines Day 2013

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Each year one of my talented illustrators designs a Valentine for me, which I send to clients, colleagues, editors and friends. (This starte...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Agent Ethics: Schmagents and "Pre-shopping"

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I wanted to clarify this tweet a bit. So, as you might know, I'm an enthusiast . Sometimes when I'm super excited about a new nov...
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Friday, January 11, 2013

The Twitter Confessional

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I don't buy it when people say online friendships are not "real." I have plenty of online friendships that have developed in...
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

On Shortcuts, or, Do I REALLY Need an Agent?

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I get asked this question many times a week via twitter, in emails, at conferences, at the bookstore... Here's how it goes: [scene: a...
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Tuesday, January 01, 2013

5th Agentversary + 2012 by the numbers

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Today marks my 5th agentversary. Here's my post from last year on the subject. And this one from two years ago has the tale of how I b...
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Boy Books, Girl Books, or JUST PLAIN GREAT BOOKS?

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The hottest non-book item in the bookstore this holiday season was probably Spikeletz . They are awesome and weird bracelets made of this sp...
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

On Board Books

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Sometimes I'm asked why agents talk about Picture Books but almost never about Board Books. Maybe I can shed some light. BOARD BOOKS...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Drama Llama Rejectorama

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Let's be honest: We all want to work with people we personally enjoy. I'm not saying you need to be BFFs with your co-workers, but ...
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