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Q&A Thursday: Second Time Around Edition

Dear Friends, ✍️Keep your eyes peeled for a special announcement of a fun takeover I'm doing! You could even win a prize!!! Happy Q&A Thursday! I wish I had all the answers but unfortunately, I only have ones about publishing. Let's forge ahead regardless:

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Q&A Thursday

First, some housekeeping: if you got an email from Substack that said your subscription to Agents & Books has ended, just ignore it. I finally took down all the posts from our old home and I think some people got a random message. Also, I know account management is harder

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Q&A Thursday 2026 Debut

My friends, First, if you haven't told your friends they can get 27% off a yearly subscription to Agents & Books, please send them this link! If anyone has trouble accessing it, the fix is to sign out of your account and access the promo that way. I

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The Last Q&A Thursday of 2025

Hello friends, Well, it's been a year hasn't it We're all settled here in our new home on Ghost and I think it's going well, don't you? I'm going to optimize and add some bells and whistles to

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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

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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

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