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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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How To Be An Author: What's Your Next Book About?

Hi friends! In our continuing series on How To Be An Author, today I want to talk about IDEAS and how to make them into books. Sort of. Writers have tricky relationship with ideas–whether that means having too many, too few, or paralyzing anxiety about which ones to actually

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Q&A Thursday

💡Got a question for a future Q&A Thursday? Fill out this handy form! Hello friends! ICYMI, I've put together a questionnaire about how you did (or did not) reach your traditional publishing goals. The goal is to share my analysis of the findings (and maybe more)

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Tell Me Your Story and I'll Tell You Mine

Hi Friends, I haven't fully figured out Threads yet, but there is a robust community of writers there, and a lot of conversations about books, writing, publishing, and more. That means a lot of ~~~~discourse~~~~ of varying degrees of helpfulness and harm. From whatever version of Threads I

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Q&A Friday: Comps, Titles, and Comp Titles

Hi friends, I'm traveling this week, hence the Thursday issue on Friday. But let's get to our questions! 🙋Are you a paid subscriber and want to ask a question for a future Q&A Thursday? Fill out this handy form! Not a paid subscriber? You

How To Be An Author: Practice Edition

Hello friends, It seems, from the metrics I can see on the backend here, that y'all like this How To Be An Author series, and I'm so glad. I have so much to say about it and I'm energized to share it with you.

Q&A Thursday: To Series or Not to Series

Q&A Thursday: To Series or Not to Series

Hello friends! It's Thursday and time for some Q&A! 😎If you'd like to ask a question for a future Q&A Thursday, you can fill out this handy form . Open to paid subscribers only. Upgrade here! Val asks: I want to query US-based

How All Your Questions About Writing are answered by the reader

How All Your Questions About Writing are answered by the reader

First: News! 🎉Happy pub day to Alix E. Harrow's THE EVERLASTING, which has THREE starred reviews, is an Indie Next Pick and is in the Library Reads Hall of Fame. It's also GORGEOUS and you have to read it. Lady Knights! Devoted lovers! Time Loops! ✈️Attention