Back in May I received a pretty fantastic phone call. As part of the publicity tour for her new book The Dragon Thief, author Zetta Elliott was appearing on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to speak on diversity in children’s books. And the show producer wanted me to join the conversation! I know Zetta and… Read Post
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Introducing LMV Webinars
One of the hardest parts of reading queries is not having the time to give personalized feedback. I got into publishing because I wanted to support writers and I am constantly looking for ways to do that. This year I started the LMV Office Hours program in partnership with A Different Booklist. It was a… Read Post
How I decide to offer representation
Offers of representation are as exciting for me as an agent as they are for clients. Since I am actively developing my list, I am eager for that magical moment when the relationship with a new client begins. But getting to that offer is tricky alchemy. To help me with this decision I’ve developed a… Read Post
Understanding my submission guidelines
I posted my submission guidelines and opened to queries for the first time from April 2018 to August 2018 and was blown away by the response. In roughly 5 months I received about 750 queries. I closed so I could give those queries the time and attention they deserved. Now I will open to queries… Read Post
