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Ed Wood

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Literary Agent and Director of Fiction Development at The Blair Partnership. Crime, thriller, mystery, book club, gothic. All views my own. Submissions: https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-submissions/

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jan 13

I'm now open for submissions at
@tbpagency.bsky.social! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction:

More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...

Submissions guidance here: www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub...

Literary & Entertainment Agents | The Blair Partnership

The Blair Partnership literary & entertainment agents are always actively looking for promising new writers and established talent to represent.

www.theblairpartnership.com

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 14h

Interesting that I received an 'opt-in' contract addendum from Bloomsbury for a book I wrote years ago with Nick Rennison which does not feature the word 'AI' in the email. Only once you open the addendum does it explain what you're opting into. Authors need this stuff to be very, very clear.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this won’t help get my crossword answer. Cheers Google AI.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 8d

New client signed! We're talking intense literary body horror entwined with Scottish folklore... Delicious.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15d

Every publisher's nightmare. And it's happened to us all at one time or another.

Tess Gerritsen @tessgerritsen.bsky.social · 15d

If you’re feeling discouraged by the publishing world, here’s the rejection letter for LORD OF THE RINGS. Tolkien’s trilogy was judged “too Nordic” for the publisher’s taste. (Spotted today in a wonderful Tolkien exhibit in Trieste.)

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15d

Peter is correct.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 22d

RIP Robert Redford, star of one of my top ten films (All the President's Men), and producer and star of the film version of my client Nicholas Evans' smash hit novel The Horse Whisperer. He was one of the last greats of the second golden age of Hollywood.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 26d

I had the joy of acquiring this book as a publisher and did the first bunch of edits. It's unbelievably fun, the absolutely best of historical fiction while being about as accessible as it gets. Just go and buy it! Also Tony is the nicest man in the world.

Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 27d

My lovely dad’s book, THE HOUSE OF WOLF, is out today. Buy it, it’s brilliant and enormous fun 💙🐺

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Sep 3

Saw them a month or two ago. It’s pretty immense.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm completely perplexed as to why Netflix made The Thursday Murder Club a film rather than a series.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Aug 26

For over a week the BBC has lead the news with immigration stories, culminating in a huge platform for the Farage speech today. Make no mistake, just as in the US, the UK media is, deliberately or not, preparing the ground for our own Trump-style government.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · Aug 17

always preferred "know what you write about", since that's something you can do something about

Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Aug 17

Unsolicited Writing Advice: no. 12675:
"Write what you know" does NOT mean "Stop learning." The more you learn, the more you read, the more you experience, the more people you meet with different lives to yours, the more you're going to know, and that knowledge will make you a better writer.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jul 26

Nice shoutline! Too long to wait though, much too long.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jul 13

Test cricket really is a wonder.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jul 12

Every now and again I picture the Betty’s fondant fancies I’ll be eating in a week at the Harrogate crime festival and it pleases me.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jul 10

What does a book editor actually do? I lift the lid on life as an editor. Great for any authors, new and experienced, wanting a peek behind the publishing curtain. @tbpagency.bsky.social substack.com/@thenotsosec...

What does a book editor actually do?

By Ed Wood

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’m absolutely thrilled this exceptional book I published by a truly talented author is getting its dues. Katy Massey’s All Us Sinners is a terrific book, a worthy #CWADaggers winner!

The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · Jul 3

🗡#CWADaggers
And the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger 2025 WINNER is…

KATY MASSEY, for ‘All Us Sinners’
(Sphere)

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jun 15

OK, thanks. Wish it had the warmth and humour of Slow Horses, maybe that’s to come.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jun 15

Everyone has been praising Department Q but the first episode seemed fairly depressing and had the violence against women that older Scandicrime (like the original novels) tended to have. Is it worth continuing?

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jun 6

I had a great time talking to The Book Machine podcast about the development of fiction IP, working in partnership with authors and thinking about how ideas are created for readers. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... @tbpagency.bsky.social #booksky

For the Love of Stories, with Ed Wood of The Blair Partnership

Podcast Episode · The BookMachine Podcast: Conversations in Publishing · 06/06/2025 · 34m

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our new Substack is live! Authors, check out our guide on How to Find an (Amazing) Agent, courtesy of my fine colleague ‪@dearrhian.bsky.social‬ @tbpagency.bsky.social #booksky #querying substack.com/home/post/p-...

How to find an (amazing) agent

by Rhian Parry

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · Jun 5

One of the strongest shortlists the #TheakstonsAwards have had in years, but I’ll be cheering on @brookmyre.bsky.social - The Cracked Mirror was one of the final books I published, and without question one of the best. It has EVERYTHING and couldn’t have been written by anyone else.

Harrogate International Festivals @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social · Jun 5

The suspects are in... 🕵️‍♀️ We're thrilled to reveal the shortlists for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the McDermid Debut Award 2025!

Discover who made the cut! 👇
bit.ly/Shortlist2025

@waterstones.bsky.social @express.co.uk

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · May 25

The lab is one I’ve actually mostly done! But codes I have none.

Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · May 25

I’m still running through any room that has a safe that requires a code. No clue. The chess pieces? No clue. What to do with the letters from the pictures? No clue.

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · May 21

Exactly. Doesn't Mr King know I have young children?

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · May 21

Listen to Pet Semetary, I thought. It will be fun - undead animals etc. WHY DID NO ONE WARN ME.

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