Advice from Agents and Editors on the Web

The folks at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management have tips on what authors can do when it comes to pitching in on the publicity of their own books.
How to write a hook at Miss Snark.
Really into the ins and outs of book contracts? Read more about them at The Rejecter.
The Sobel Awards are bullcrap, according to Pub Rants and Miss Snark and a bunch of other people.
Why your (or somebody else’s) book got turned down by Agent X.

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