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20 Things I Learned From 20 Years as an Agent

Happy Anniversary to me. And a Giveaway!

An old movie add for Her Second Chance. At the top of the image, a woman shakes her fist at a man across the table, with the text "You'll never forget me as long as you live!"

Do You Ever Get a Second Chance With Your First Agent?

a park bench covered in piles of books

Should You Just Get Your Book Out There?

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Q&A Thursday

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I Have A Secret To Tell You

A black and white picture of a male gymnast holding one boy on his shoulders and one in each hand.

Does Publishing Have to Be This Hard?

Cats, Dogs, and Lava-Mermaids

Cats, Dogs, and Lava-Mermaids

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What I Think About When I Think About Saying Yes

Q&A Thursday

Q&A Thursday: To Series or Not to Series

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20 Things I Learned From 20 Years as an Agent

Q&A Thursday

Does Your Writing Practice Have Any Writing In It?

One Thing You Should NEVER Do When Trying to Publish a Book

Why Are We So Surprised By Failure?

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20 Things I Learned From 20 Years as an Agent

What If You're Scared: Of Writing

One Thing You Should NEVER Do When Trying to Publish a Book

Every Book Is Different

How To Be An Author: What's Your Next Book About?