publishing

What are agents really looking for?

An interview with my agents, Holly Root and Taylor Haggerty of Root Literary

Oct 16, 2023 •

How I sold my first adult novel

And why it's all my agents' fault

Sep 8, 2023 •

Querying a complicated book

Anatomy of a (complex) query letter

Aug 9, 2023 •

Finding a critique partner

It's both harder and easier than you think

Jul 28, 2023 •

publishing a book: the illustrated guide (part 1)

The Fever King didn’t get published overnight.

Jun 11, 2020 •

in which i revise the fever king

because everything can always get better

Mar 28, 2020 •

the strange guilt of promoting a book during a pandemic

“Nobody wants to hear about your book during a pandemic.”

Mar 23, 2020 •

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