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Mar 8
4 min

How to Write Query Letters and Handle the Rejections

Strong focus on query letters—for those heading down the traditional publishing route. We also take a look at handling rejection.

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Writing and Publishing Advice: Who Do You Trust? Part 2

Emma Lombard Author

Feb 15
4 min

Writing and Publishing Advice: Who Do You Trust? Part 2

Questions asked by writers in Twitter’s #WritingCommunity.

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Writing and Publishing Advice—Who Do You Trust? Part 1

Emma Lombard Author

Jan 31
4 min

Writing and Publishing Advice—Who Do You Trust? Part 1

One thing I’ve learned about writing and publishing advice is that there is so much out there that it can actually be detrimental to me...

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Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

Emma Lombard Author

Dec 9, 2020
5 min

Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

A Chaucer-Award-winning, historical fiction author's journey through landing an agent, going on submission, then choosing to self publish.

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Interview with New York Literary Agent: Janet Reid

Emma Lombard Author

Jul 8, 2019
6 min

Interview with New York Literary Agent: Janet Reid

Janet Reid is most renowned as the Query Shark for her brutally honest and often humorous critique of real-life query letters.

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Literary Agent Janet Reid: Rules for Writers

Emma Lombard Author

Jul 8, 2019
24 min

Literary Agent Janet Reid: Rules for Writers

Guest post by Janet Reid, New York literary agent and Query Shark queen, who shares these invaluable Rules for Writers.

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