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Frances White is the author of Voyage of the Damned, a fantasy murder mystery at sea, coming in 2024 from Penguin Michael Joseph. Born in Leicester and now a Nottingham resident, Frances is a creative writing graduate from Royal Holloway University of London. She has a soft spot for writing unlikely, flawed, messy heroes and […]
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We’re so excited to feature literary agent Alexandra Levick on the Ready Chapter 1 blog today to discuss querying/publishing tips to help you get your book out into the world! Thank you so much for joining us, Allie! Hi! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m Allie Levick, a senior literary agent
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Scott Oden is a bestselling author of historical fantasy and sword-and-sorcery. Since his debut in 2005, his books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist; he has been an Amazon Editor’s Pick and has been nominated for a Gemmell Award. His work has been endorsed by such preeminent authors as Steven Pressfield, David
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Hannah Kaner is the author of Godkiller, the first book in the Fallen Gods trilogy. The next book in the series, Sunbringer, releases February 15th of next year! We are so excited to feature Hannah on our blog today to discuss her writing and publishing journey. Let’s dive right in! Hi! Can you tell us
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After much experience as a librarian and writer, Leslie Zampetti became a literary agent. Her client books include TWO THOUSAND MILES TO HAPPY (Shapiro, Muddy Boots, 2023), A FEW BEAUTIFUL MINUTES (Fox, LBYR, 2023), THEN THERE WAS ONE (Cross, Penguin UK, 2023), and HOW TO DANCE (Dutton, Alcove Press, 2024). Leslie represents fiction for children and
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Erin La Rosa is the author of For Butter or Worse, The Big Redhead Book, and Woman Skills. Her latest novel, Plot Twist, releases tomorrow, 11/14! We are so excited to have Erin with us on the blog today to discuss Plot Twist and romance writing! thank you so much for joining us, Erin! Hi!
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We are so excited to feature agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin on our blog this week to discuss what makes a great submission! Alyssa is the founder of Birch Path Literary and has a passion for helping all of her authors and illustrators reach their maximum potential. She also judged our Week 2 Pitch Contest over
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Christopher Paolini is the author of the World of Eragon and the Fractalverse. We’re so excited to have Christopher on our blog today to discuss his writing journey. His latest book, Murtagh, set in the world of Alagaësia, hits shelves tomorrow, 11/7! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your books, and your
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Jodi Meadows is the author of the INCARNATE Trilogy, the ORPHAN QUEEN Duology, the FALLEN ISLES Trilogy (HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen), and the NIGHTRENDER duology (Holiday House). She is also a coauthor of New York Times bestsellers MY LADY JANE, MY PLAIN JANE, and other books in the Lady Janies series (HarperTeen). She lives in rural Virginia.
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Tricia Levenseller is the author of many young adult fantasy books, including the Daughter of the Pirate King duology. Her latest novel, Vengeance of the Pirate Queen, set in the world of Daughter of the Pirate King, hits shelves next week! We’re so excited to feature Tricia on our blog this week to discuss publishing
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