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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 3d

Giving this a little bump. Next month is gonna be fun! 👇🏽

Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Since my summer query one went so well, I’m doing another workshop in the winter.

Come hang! The goal is to help get a nonfiction book proposal wrangled up and polished.

These workshops will help fund my free events in the New Year. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/9/...

Winter Workshop: Building the Nonfiction Book Proposal — ERIC SMITH

Hey friends. So my first attempt at a self-run workshop this summer was a really wonderful success. A few dozen folks signed up, we worked on query letters and opening pages, and at the end of the si...

www.ericsmithrocks.com

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 4d

Target’s Circle Week B2G1 promo is here — and it features some familiar faces from TLA!⁠

Now’s the perfect time to grab the latest from Hannah Mary McKinnon and Jean Meltzer — plus dive into their backlists!⁠
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📚 Buy 2, Get 1 Free | October 5–11 only⁠

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Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong, Lit Agent @charmstrong.bsky.social · 4d

A new Agent Antics with Cathie and Vicky has dropped! Enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/agentant...
#writingcommunity

Pick Your Path

Unraveling the Myth that Self-Published Authors are Taking Deals Away from Traditional Publishing Authors

open.substack.com

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 4d

I’m looking for some great mysteries in my agent inbox!

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 7d

#amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 9d

“New Or-le-ans! Stinky, rotten, vomiting, vile New Or-le-ans!”

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 9d

I literally sing the Barney the Boozehound song from Shari Bobbins to my toddler at bedtime. She bloody loves it and it’s soothing as heck 😂

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Transatlantic Agency @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social · 10d

Fall reading just got even better!

We're thrilled to see three of our amazing clients featured on CBC Books' list: "22 Canadian books for tweens & teens to read this fall"

🍂A SUMMER OF DRAGONFLIES by Natasha Deen 
🍂 I WON’T FEEL THIS WAY FOREVER by Kim Spencer 
🍂 WAVELENGTH by Cale Plett

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Ever wonder why your query letters aren’t getting responses? 🤔 You're not alone! Writers ask me all the time: "How can I make my pitch stand out to agents?" Here’s the truth — it’s all about clarity, hook, and market fit. But figuring that out alone? Tough and time-consuming.
#mswl #literaryagent

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 12d

I’ll be patient ♥️ happy reading!

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 12d

I’m checking DAILY for you to reopen, I have a suspense+romance story I’d love to send ♥️

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 12d

🤞🏻I really hope so 🤞🏻

#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity

Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 12d

Query trenches tip: Remember that every “no” means your book is out there, being read. That’s brave.

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Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚 @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Querying and feeling lost? I wrote about what “not for me” really means—and how to read between the lines 👉 agentantics.substack.com/p/decoding-f...

Decoding Form Rejections (From Someone Who’s Been on Both Sides of the Inbox)

Before I was an agent, I was a querying author.

agentantics.substack.com

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Maria Vicente @mariavicente.com · 13d

Need help with your query letter? Join me for a fall session of my virtual Query Letter Workshop. 👩🏻‍🏫

Registration includes a 2 hour live class, Q&A, and a critique of your query letter. You can sign up now for the October 1st or November 5th workshops.

www.mariavicente.com/query-letter-workshop

Query Letter Workshop — Maria Vicente, Literary Agent

www.mariavicente.com

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 15d

I have a mystery with comedic elements I’m querying, and New Girl is one of my TV comps! Are you still looking for something with this vibe?

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 16d

Every second of every day 🤪

Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 16d

Do you ever think, I should probably be writing books, not e-mails?

Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 18d

Full card, anyone? 🤪🤪

#amwriting #amquerying #amediting #writingcommunity

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 18d

The audacity! 🤪

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you! First book is complete, second is being written now

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 22d

I’m currently querying a mystery/thriller about a medical examiner whose first big case is the death of a Hollywood starlet 🎭

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 22d

Done! Thank you for the invitation 😊

Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks! Fictional mystery/thriller series based on my work as a medical examiner 💀

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 23d

I saw you are also looking for contemporary mystery! Would you consider a medical examiner a professional investigator?

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 23d

This was taken at my med school grad 11 yrs ago. A month later, this girl began her dream residency program and now has a dream career. Writing fiction about this world has somehow made it better!

She never gave up, and now neither will I 💪🏻

#amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity #amediting

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Elizabeth McKinnon @emckinnon.bsky.social · 23d

This is neat! It literally looks like a car dashboard 😝

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