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Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde in a green sweater, pink shirt, and blue tie. Caption: What, like it's hard?

Why Are We So Surprised By Failure?

Hey friends, I talk about my failures a lot. I am not shy to tell you about the books I wrote that didn't sell, the queries I passed on that later became best sellers for other agents. When I make a mistake, I do my damnedest to own

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Every Book Is Different

Hey friends, I had a really wonderful meeting with my writing group last night, and I've been thinking about it ever since. Longtime readers will know that I am a devoted outliner–of fiction, non-fiction, even particularly long emails. I've written outlines for picture books and

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What's the Next Level and Who Can Take You There?

Hi friends, I frequently see, in my query inbox and questions posted around the internet, authors looking for someone to take them to "the next level." Often, it's a self-published author who didn't find the success they wanted and now seek someone to help