Guest Column By Stephanie Katz, PhD Agent and Founder of GiraffeLight Media Agency Hey y’all. Agents don't just fall in love with manuscripts; we invest in long-term careers. Let me tell you something I think the publishing world doesn’t say out...
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A Tale of Ten Literary Agents
Reprinted from Substack with the authors' permission Sometimes it takes a while to find great representation Karin Gillespie and Caroline Madden Jul 15, 2026 Cross-posted by Pitch Your Novel "Good morning writers! I'm sending out a bonus post this week as I've been...
Winn Shares How She Organized Her complex novel
The Society, Karen Winn, Dutton –
New Book: The Bounded Curse
The Bounded Curse Enter the realm of magic and legends, in this FIRST book of a brand-new series. Known to be a peaceful realm, Esquira is a vast magical realm, filled with magic-filled Insians and creatures alike. However, there is a disturbance in the air that...
Authorlink Insights: How do you solve difficult novel writing problems?
Writing Insights: What elements of writing do you find most difficult, plot, theme, dialogue, pacing, developing real characters, revising?
Writing Insights: The Manuscript in the Drawer
Writing Insights: The Manuscript in the Drawer – Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, reprinted with permission from The Hopkins Review
Connect with Book Influencers and Grow Your Audience
Writing Insights – Do you remember the time that social media wasn’t a thing? Book marketing looked a whole lot different in those days.
Amazon to Kill Mobi: What It Means for Authors
by Guest Contributor Dave Chesson (Please note that Authorlink does not accept so-called ad-embedded "guest posts." Our articles are juried) Not long ago, the MOBI file for both reflowable and fixed submission to Amazon was the ebook file that you had to upload to...
Thank you for your service!
by Mike Blinder | Opinion for Editor & Publisher Magazine (reprinted with permission) "Thank you for your service!" I say that phrase so often now, especially at boarding gates, when I'm in the frequent flyer line and the agent announces that retired or...
Writing Insights: Rapper-Turned-Author Shares Writing Journey
Writing Insights: Rapper-Turned-Author Shares Writing Journey
