Sara Megibow
Literary Agent
KT Literary
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
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How QUICKLY do you write? 3 books per year works for verrrrrry few authors - plan an author career based on YOUR writing style. #pubtip 4/5
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What is your BACKLIST? Are you a debut or an established author? Strategy changes over the course of an author career. #pubtip 3/5
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In what GENRE do you write? Profit strategy for a romance author is vastly different than that for a middle grade author, etc. #pubtip 2/5
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4 tips for vetting advice for your OWN personal author career...
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Author #pubtip = Keep. A. Copy. Of. Your. Publishing. Contract. (somewhere where you can find it)
that is all. :)
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#pubtip #podcast with super agents @literaticat and our fearless leader @DaphneUn "agents vs schmagents" = jenniferlaughran.com/literaticast/e…
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#pubtip = read the original query letter for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS. Success story right here!! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…
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Author monies rarely increase linearly. Budget wisely! It's common for money (advances, royalties, subrights) to bounce up and down. #pubtip
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Craft #pubtip = "5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction" - by @mikemartinez72 at @WritersDigest writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…
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#pubtip #reminder = if you self publish your book, you are the publisher and the e-tailer (amazon.com, etc) is the distributor.
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#pubtip = Read Widely.
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Spread kindness #pubtip = did you spot your book face-out in a bookstore? Send your publisher (especially the sales reps!) a thank you!!
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Query #pubtip = read original query for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS (with my notes in it) as an example of success! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…
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Ryan La Sala @Ryality
@SaraMegibow omg wait has this happened in your slush pile recently? I love this.See it too often in submissions = awkward and not effective. #pubtip
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Craft #pubtip = avoid scenes of your protagonist looking at self in a mirror to tell the reader what they look like.
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Money #pubtip = part of my job is strategizing profit. Three branches of the profit tree = advance, royalties, subsidiary rights deals.
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Young adult #pubtip = check those opening pages! Try to start your YA novel with teens talking to teens; not adults talking to adults.