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Kate McKean

Kate McKean

Brooklyn, NY

I'm a literary agent at the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency in Brooklyn, NY. I've been writing Agents & Books since 2019, as well as many other things. Find out more at www.katemckean.com

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The Fawn Response for Writers

Friends! I just finished reading Meg Josephson's ARE YOU MAD AT ME? How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You, which the lovely people at Gallery sent me and I bought at Libro.fm because this is the perfect audiobook listen for me.

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How To Be An Author: What You Don't Need

Hello Friends! In our continuing series on How To Be An Author, I'm excited to talk today about what you DON'T need to reach your writing goals. In this season of it's time to buy everything! and surprise everything is more expensive! I'

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Q&A Thursday

Hi friends, It's Q&A Thursday! Only two more left in 2025 so get your questions in now! Anon asks: I have a question about option novels and the current landscape. I've been hearing that it's increasingly difficult to sell your option to

Every Question Answered

Every Question Answered

Hello friends, It's winding down over here at A&B HQ. I've started tallying things for my Year in Charts posts, not only about what I've read, but what I sent out, sold, and didn't sell as a literary agent. (For

Q&A Wednesday: Make Up Edition

Q&A Wednesday: Make Up Edition

Hi Friends! I'm having a VERY productive week, mostly because no one is emailing me. I love it! I also wanted to make up for not sending a Q&A last week. I know most of you don't particularly care but I do and I

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What I Think About When I Think About Saying Yes

Hello friends, Sorry to miss a Thursday newsletter last week. I'll be making it up to paid subscribers this week, don't you worry. But for everyone, I want to talk about some stuff that's been going through my mind recently. I mean, isn'