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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 8h

Q&A Thursday: Back to the Well Edition
Today writers ask:
1. When should I nudge and agent?
2. Can I query an agent a third time?
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Q&A Thursday: Back to the Well Edition

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 9h

I saw two people do rock, paper, scissors for the last citibike dock in front of NY Comic Con and that is the essence of New York.

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 11h

It’s always a good day when there will be more @kategavino.bsky.social books in the world!

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · 11h

🎉Thrilled to announce we'll publish graphic novel TAKE CARE by @kategavino.bsky.social in 2027!

@alyssaogi.bsky.social
@katemckean.bsky.social

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 11h

frt it was warm

Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 15h

OK, that first button was broken and my fault lol. Fixed now!

Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 15h

Huh, that it weird! Lemme check on that. You might have luck with clearing your cache but it could be on my end, too. Thanks for letting me know!

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 16h

Sorry, Mr. John McKean

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 16h

Today in being obsessed with my own last name: I am listening to the audio of Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norrell (DIVINE!) one of the 10,000 names she uses is Dr. John McKean. I had to see if it was a McKeen or McKean and from the looks of it I am possibly related to this fictional character.

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Victoria Rosenthal @pixelatedvicka.bsky.social · 1d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the greatest games I've played. I wanted to show my love for the game and did so in the only way I knew I could, by learning how to make baguettes!

Recipe can be found here:
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#Expedition33 @sandfallgames.bsky.social

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 17h

I'm the Chancellor of the Exchequer of antifa

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 17h

#NYCC -ers this year: Do we have a cold Javits or a hot Javits this time?

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a lit crit paper in grad school about The Anxiety of Influence, Elliott Smith, & and the Beatles and included a burned CD. GenAI could never.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 1d

Same lol

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.

I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.

Maggie the Pug is majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with Josh. She’s wearing Cher’s classic yellow plaid ensemble.

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

I'm starting a new series on my newsletter Agents & Books about how to be an author. Click through to see what I mean, but also to praise me for making a gif of @trungles.com's new book, all by myself.

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How To Be An Author

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

It depends on the publisher and their stock and fulfillment timelines. It may also depend on a critical mass of orders. I think for Amazon at least they won’t fulfill a backorder just for one order/customer but might wait to see if several people want it before they order it to the warehouse.

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Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 2d

I know I've bigged up her book but I'm also a big fan of @katemckean.bsky.social 's blog, which I'd recommend to anyone trying to get published.

Most recently I learned those Publishers deal announcements HAVE A CODE. A "significant deal" is $250k-$499k!

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How to Misread a Deal Announcement

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

That means you lol

Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

ohhh I should do interviews about this!

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

I'm starting a new series on my newsletter Agents & Books about how to be an author. Click through to see what I mean, but also to praise me for making a gif of @trungles.com's new book, all by myself.

www.agentsandbooks.com/how-to-be-an...

How To Be An Author

Hi all, You're here for how-tos. That's what I set out to do when I started this newsletter way back in 2019 (!!!)–put things you needed to know about writing, publishing, and literary agents all in ...

www.agentsandbooks.com

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

let's do the fucking books
let's do the fucking laundry
let's do the fucking mail merge
let's do the fucking haircut
let's do the fucking stupid mental health walk

Yep, it works for everything!

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 2d

We News For You

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 3d

They’re great reads!!!

Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 3d

Five em dashes. Four instances of a list of three.

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 3d

The NYT's Michael Grynbaum reported that this is the note that Bari Weiss sent to CBS News staffers this morning (1/2)

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Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 3d

The origins of clickbait!!

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