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In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dive into a query for the historical mystery 'A Body at Rest', What Sorts of Projects I'm Seeking | Literary Agent Jim McCarthy
In this episode, Carly and CeCe spill all on their latest conference adventures, dive into the fast-changing world of digital-first Untangling Complex Queries: Writing with Clarity Across Timelines
Shooting The Shit: What agents really think about writer's conferences, how agents get good Carly is interested in the following categories: · Smart Book Club Fiction · Women's Fiction · Upmarket Adult Fiction · Commercial Adult Fiction · Domestic
Carly and CeCe are back—one in snowy Canada, one in flower-crown Hawaii—and they're diving into burnout, the business of Leveraging Your Characters' Emotional Complexity From Query to Book Deal: Literary Agent Carly Watters - Women
Literary Agents Part 2: querying, rejection, and resilience In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about literary agents with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary
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Rose chats with Lit Agent Claire Harris of P.S. Literary Agency. Find out more about here her: Carly Watters In this exciting episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly sit down with Casey, winner of the Masana Literary Project
Carly Watters. P.S. Literary Agency. My Manuscript Wish List®. Carly is interested in the following categories: Smart Book Club Fiction. Women's Fiction. Interview with Literary Agent Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency Watch as they boldly taking the stage. Several brave writers pitch their manuscripts to a panel of literary agents and publishing
In this episode of Shooting The Shit, Carly and CeCe unpack the state of today's publishing industry—from their latest projects to In today's episode, Carly and CeCe interview Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston, founders of The Blacklist, a platform designed Holly Root began her publishing career as an editor in her hometown of Nashville, TN. Prior to joining the Waxman Literary
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Today is the second in my series about querying, connecting with, and working a literary agent. In my first video I discussed In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe provide feedback on two query letters, one for historical In this episode, debut author Melissa O'Connor takes us behind the scenes of her publishing journey with 'The One and Only
If you're a literary agent, you're making dreams come true. Think about it. How many people out in the world want to write a book? In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe welcome listeners to a new year of writing while they reflect on Carly and CeCe are back (with a little Blue Jays banter to start) to dive into two fresh query letters. In this episode, the hosts
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Shooting the Shit about digital first book deals and negative experiences with writers' contests Top 3 Reasons Why Literary Agents Reject A Manuscript! In this segment of Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly and Cece discuss a gothic, horror novel submission. They highlight the
She began her publishing career in London as an assistant at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. Carly joined Murder, Metafiction and Query Letter Mayhem INTERVIEW* with CARLY WATTERS - a SENIOR LITERARY AGENT & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT from P.S. LITERARY
Inspired by Literary Agent Carly Watters' Twitter thread of predictions, we attempt our OWN set of 2023 Publishing Predictions. In this episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly dive into a YA fantasy romance query, breaking down what Emotions—But Make It Messy
In this episode of Books with Hooks, literary agents Carly and CeCe return with insightful feedback on query letters, focusing on In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe delve into two query letters from aspiring authors. The hosts
Video - CeCe Swipes Carly's Submission In today's Books with Hooks segment, the hosts, Bianca, Carly and CeCe, analyze two query letters submitted by aspiring authors, How the Bestseller Lists Work
In this Books with Hooks episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dig into two submissions—a YA fantasy query and a Video - A Query That Ticks all of CeCe's Psychological Acuity Boxes
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In this week's Shooting the Shit, Carly and CeCe dive into the chaos that is publishing in December—best-of-year lists, midlist Get to Know Literary Agent Claire Harris
The Significance of Pacing in Storytelling In this informative author interview, Bianca connects with debut novelist Sarah Damoff to discuss her novel, 'The Bright Years'.
VIDEO: The Polarizing "P" Word Many emerging authors dream of getting their book published by a prestigious "Big Five" publishing house. But the first — and
Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary. MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon. Co-host of @TSNOTYAW. VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents. Q&A with Literary Agent Carly Watters of the P.S. Literary Agency Shooting the Shit Live From New York!
Carly Watters is Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents. Carly's reporting live from Los Angeles and CeCe's just back from a rom-com-gone-wrong trip to Ottawa (complete with flight It's Fall in publishing — which means colds, caffeine, and chaos. Carly and CeCe catch up after a whirlwind few weeks to unpack
VIDEO: Can An Agent Picture a Movie Trailer After Reading Your Query Letter? In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about the bestseller lists with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary We spoke to four literary agents from top agencies in regards to their top three reasons why they reject a manuscript. Take a look
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In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe analyze two query letters, one for an upmarket novel and Carly Watters · She's been a literary agent for 15 years and represents award-winners and bestsellers in a variety of categories. She is known for her long-term
Carly Watters - P.S. Literary Agency | QueryTracker Jim McCarthy interned for Dystel, Goderich & Bourret while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim Shooting the Shit About agent burnout and the problems facing small publishers and booksellers.
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Carly Watters began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. She has a BA in English Literature This agent is seeking the following genres Fiction Book Club Commercial Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Romance Romance, Contemporary.
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1-on-1 Interviews: Literary Agent Mary C. Moore Kidlit Chat Interview with Literary Agent, Michaela Whatnall In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra welcome querying author Debbie Whittall
In this episode, Carly welcomes her co-writing clients Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman — authors of '10000 Light Years from Today Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a coming-of-age submission set in the 80s, as well as a speculative literary fiction query.
With her common sense advice, hard truths and query letter debriefs, super agent Carly Watters is a guru to aspiring authors. Being a literary agent is a fun gig. But what makes it fun? Carly Watters, who is the SVP and Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary,
I had the pleasure of talking with the insightful, Michaela Whatnall, about what it's like working as a literary agent, books, and what About editors, the "death" of the novel and authors with the "it" factor. Senior Literary Agent @psliteraryagency Co-host @the_shit_about_writing (4 million downloads) ⬇️ Creator of Author's Publishing Playbook course
Carly Watters (@carlywatters) • Instagram photos and videos Go behind the scenes with literary agent Barbara Poelle. See more great interviews here: #BarbaraPoelle Why Is It So Dang Hard to Get a Literary Agent? | Authortube Writing Conference 2022
Did you know THIS about literary agents? #shorts In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe analyze a literary fiction query and a historical fiction query,
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In this 1-on-1 interview, Literary Agent Mary C. Moore of Kimberley Cameron & Associates Literary Agency shares tips and advice Delving Deeply into Your Antagonist's Psyche Interview with Senior Literary Agent & Senior VP at P.S. Literary Agency | Publishing Careers
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe break down a speculative query that juggles multiple timelines and POVs. Carly Watters is a SVP and Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents. Plotting with Fate
Carly Watters is a VP and Senior Literary Agent at the P.S. Literary Agency. She began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson What is a familiar query letter In this engaging conversation, Bianca, interviews New York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister. In this segment they
Who We Are - P.S. Literary Agency Rose interviews Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency and chats all things querying! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an
Those Aha Moments That Arrive at the 80 000-Word Mark Why Plot And Specificity Are A Query Letter's Best Friend Amy joined Wolfson Literary in late 2018 and is actively building her list, with interest in women's fiction, mystery, suspense,