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Q&A Friday

Airport Edition
Kate McKean 10 Apr 2026
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One Thing You Should NEVER Do When Trying to Publish a Book

Advice about Advice
Kate McKean 07 Apr 2026
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Why You Should Rethink Asking Agents About Their Communication Style On The Call

Because it's probably not the question you really want to ask
Kate McKean 01 Apr 2026
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How To Have It All

looooooooooooooooooool
Kate McKean 31 Mar 2026
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Do You Need To Go On A Writers Retreat?

"Need" is doing a lot of work here
Kate McKean 24 Mar 2026
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Q&A Friday: IRL Edition

I'm at a writers retreat so I'm tapping in some writers.
Kate McKean 20 Mar 2026
A cartoon drawing of a computer monitor with a scary face on it across from a drawing of a white man in a blue shirt with a surprised look on his face.

What If You're Scared of Promoting Your Book?

Hello friends, Last week, we talked about what to do if you were scared of the query process because, let's face it, querying is scary. It isn't, unfortunately, the only scary part of writing and publishing books. I want to talk more about fear because I
Kate McKean 17 Mar 2026

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