Literary Agent
Someone asked the best way to edit a manuscript with your editor. Options:
1) Write whole thing, turn it in, editor gives you edits in a long editorial letter and/or line edits, you address those edits. Repeat as necessary.
Editor
A small Monday #pubtip/plea: authors, I know that when you finish your manuscript, you’re exhausted and the small stuff can slip. I understand—making a book takes up a lot of your brain! But *please* make sure your chapters are properly numbered before you submit your draft!!
Literary Agent
Good morning! My “become less obnoxious” challenge to myself this week is this: remember that you don’t know what you don’t know. #pubtip
Literary Agent
A little Sunday agent advice for those #pubtip types thinking about their immortal legacy: no matter how young and fit you are, if you write books, please GOD have a will that clearly spells out who’s in charge of your literary estate. Also, make that executor not an a-hole.
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Working on a couple proposals this week where authors said fascinating stuff on the phone that wasn't in the proposal.
So today I want to talk a little bit about memorable stories and "sticky" facts.
This is a #pubtip thread, we're talking specifically about nonfiction books.
Literary Agent
Writers, need some inspiration? Check out Starlight Writers Society. They are doing some magical work! :) starlightwriterssociety.com #pubtip
Literary Agent
#pubtip Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games are not good comps when pitching your novel.
Listing decade(s)-old massive international juggernauts doesn't help me see where your specific book might fit on the shelf or in the current market, and it sets an insanely high bar.
Literary Agent
Bc I can go ahead and put my car in park, a quick #pubtip thread for fellow industry ppl, based on a wise thing I read in Kim Scott’s RADICAL CANDOR and have been reminding myself today: it is not a “waste of time” to manage ppl’s emotions. If you’re a manager, that’s...your job.
Literary Agent
Today's lunchtime #pubtip thread is on the most important habit authors (/all of us) should cultivate as we move through the industry, whether we're crafting a book proposal, problem-solving with colleagues, etc.: ENERGIZE OTHERS; DO NOT EXHAUST THEM.
Editor
Literary Agent
Author/artist followers, please read this excerpt from @RachelFriedman's new book, AND THEN WE GREW UP. It's about the nonlinearity of success, the myth of "making it," and the reality that you're probably never going to feel like you can relax. #pubtip
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Literary Agency
Our first video of 2020: 10 Things Literary Agents Look for in an Author youtu.be/gYqaF4l1t3w via @YouTube #pubtip
Publisher
☕Coffee Time With Kara☕ Five Query Essentials. #QueryTip #AmQuerying #AmWriting #EditorTip #AskanEditor #PubTip #GetPublished #ACFW ow.ly/t6kR30n5fiL
Literary Agent
Lynn Johnston @lynnjohnstonlit
Even a world rights deal in which the publisher controls all formats in every language & territory, the copyright is registered in your name. Don’t forget to reserve any rights not specified to give you control over future formats.Not in Little Women’s time but now, as soon as you write or type your manuscript, you create a copyright of it. No need to register anywhere until the book is published and then publisher will do so in your name. #pubtip
Literary Agent
Lincoln Michel @TheLincoln
The 10 best selling books of the decade. lithub.com/these-are-the-… pic.twitter.com/m4mKsiUXEjLike @kate_mckean, I am thrilled people are buying books! This also helps me explain the economies of agenting nonfiction vs fiction. NF is like $20 ante blackjack, a combination some skill and luck with forecastable-ish pay. Fiction is giant wager slots! #pubtip
Literary Agency
Day 11 of 12 Days of Videos: How Your Book Evolves (through the entire publication process) youtu.be/hgCpmkzqt7k via @YouTube #PubTip #WriteTip
Literary Agency
Day 10 of 12 Days of Videos: What Are Sub Rights? youtu.be/jain3Q5eHlc via @YouTube #pubtip
Literary Agent
I've never liked the term "platform" which feels one sided & impersonal. Think instead of building a tribe of people who follow you and feel invested in what you do. Being the leader of a tribe is a valuable asset in publishing. #pubtip
Literary Agent
My favorite #pubtip for authors feeling anxious about Twitter publishing discourse: each author and book project is a microbiome, a teeming mass of factors good and bad. You are probably right about inefficiencies and privilege blindness where you spot them. But...