My 6 Top Tips for Authors Querying Literary Agents (Plus Exciting News!)
A couple of months ago, I found myself in a conundrum. After trying to get a book deal for years, I was eager to get my books into readers’ hands, so planned to indie-publish my first novel. I even hired a copyeditor and started researching cover designers. I...
How to Filter Out Spammers When Following #PitMad Tweets
#PitMad is a Twitter contest that lets authors pitch their novel in 140 characters or less. If an agent or publisher favorites a pitch, they’re inviting the author to send along a query letter. Naturally, such an opportunity makes this a very popular contest,...
How to Keep Up With Your Favorite Authors on Twitter
Twitter’s a great place to keep up with your favorite authors — they often tweet about their writing habits, news about their latest releases, and a myriad of other clever insights only authors could so elegantly fit into 140 characters. Twitter can also be as...
What It’s Like To Go On Submission to Publishers With Your Novel
In case you’re not familiar with the term “going on submission,” it means that you or your literary agent is actively trying to sell your novel to publishing houses. As you might know, I signed with a literary agent a couple months ago. We are still...
How to Save Time Querying Agents Using Gmail’s Canned Responses
Whether your sending six query letters or sixty, Gmail’s Canned Responses tool will help you save time and ensure that you always send your letters with the proper formatting (which is tricky if you’re copy/pasting from Word every time). Gmail Canned...
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I write dark, twisty thrillers for teens, including The Last Hour (HarperTeen, Winter 2020). When I'm not torturing fictional characters, I’m a marketing manager at BookBub, a leading book discovery platform, where I publish book marketing tips. 
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