Plotting with Fate We spoke to four literary agents from top agencies in regards to their top three reasons why they reject a manuscript. Take a look Bonus: Our Publishing Predictions!
Shooting The Shit: What agents really think about writer's conferences, how agents get good 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
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In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about literary agents with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary 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,
In today's episode, Carly and CeCe interview Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston, founders of The Blacklist, a platform designed Go behind the scenes with literary agent Barbara Poelle. See more great interviews here: #BarbaraPoelle
Video - A Query That Ticks all of CeCe's Psychological Acuity Boxes In this episode, Carly and CeCe spill all on their latest conference adventures, dive into the fast-changing world of digital-first The Pinball Effect in Fiction
In this episode of 'Shooting the Shit', Carly and CeCe dive into the juicy, unfiltered side of publishing. From the surge in dark Why Is It So Dang Hard to Get a Literary Agent? | Authortube Writing Conference 2022 Carly is interested in the following categories: · Smart Book Club Fiction · Women's Fiction · Upmarket Adult Fiction · Commercial Adult Fiction · Domestic
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Carly Watters. P.S. Literary Agency. My Manuscript Wish List®. Carly is interested in the following categories: Smart Book Club Fiction. Women's Fiction. Carly Watters Top 3 Reasons Why Literary Agents Reject A Manuscript!
Shooting the Shit Live From New York! Inspired by Literary Agent Carly Watters' Twitter thread of predictions, we attempt our OWN set of 2023 Publishing Predictions.
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VIDEO: Can An Agent Picture a Movie Trailer After Reading Your Query Letter? In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe delve into two query letters from aspiring authors. The hosts
The Challenges of Writing in the First Person In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe provide feedback on two query letters, one for historical
Senior Literary Agent @psliteraryagency Co-host @the_shit_about_writing (4 million downloads) ⬇️ Creator of Author's Publishing Playbook course In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe break down a speculative query that juggles multiple timelines and POVs.
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Carly's reporting live from Los Angeles and CeCe's just back from a rom-com-gone-wrong trip to Ottawa (complete with flight Leaning into Illustrator Notes & X (this being a sentiment from CeCe's query that came through!)
Holly Root began her publishing career as an editor in her hometown of Nashville, TN. Prior to joining the Waxman Literary In this episode, Carly welcomes her co-writing clients Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman — authors of '10000 Light Years from
Kidlit Chat Interview with Literary Agent, Michaela Whatnall Carly Watters || Literary Agent (she/her) (@carlywatters) / Posts / X
Shooting the Shit: About publishing's ghosting problem and when sales are "not good" Literary Agents Evaluating Manuscripts | Literary Agent Holly Root
CARLY WATTERS, LITERARY AGENT Shooting the Shit about digital first book deals and negative experiences with writers' contests
1-on-1 Interviews: Literary Agent Mary C. Moore Delving Deeply into Your Antagonist's Psyche
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,
In this exciting episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly sit down with Casey, winner of the Masana Literary Project What is a familiar query letter
VIDEO: The Polarizing "P" Word In this episode, debut author Melissa O'Connor takes us behind the scenes of her publishing journey with 'The One and Only In this episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly dive into a YA fantasy romance query, breaking down what
Be A Superstar Literary Agent with Carly Watters - EP 3 - UFJ Podcast Shooting the Shit Live From LA! In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe welcome listeners to a new year of writing while they reflect on
In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe analyze two query letters, one for an upmarket novel and In this engaging conversation, Bianca, interviews New York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister. In this segment they Shooting the Shit About agent burnout and the problems facing small publishers and booksellers.
Carly Watters - SVP & Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary Agency With her common sense advice, hard truths and query letter debriefs, super agent Carly Watters is a guru to aspiring authors. Those Aha Moments That Arrive at the 80 000-Word Mark
Rose chats with Lit Agent Claire Harris of P.S. Literary Agency. Find out more about here her: Video - CeCe Swipes Carly's Submission
Q&A with literary agent Carly Watters Today is the second in my series about querying, connecting with, and working a literary agent. In my first video I discussed It's Fall in publishing — which means colds, caffeine, and chaos. Carly and CeCe catch up after a whirlwind few weeks to unpack
In this episode of Books with Hooks, literary agents Carly and CeCe return with insightful feedback on query letters, focusing on Shooting the Shit about the hidden side of best-of-year lists, AI worries, and midlist bestseller The Significance of Pacing in Storytelling
About editors, the "death" of the novel and authors with the "it" factor. Who We Are - P.S. Literary Agency
Untangling Complex Queries: Writing with Clarity Across Timelines I had the pleasure of talking with the insightful, Michaela Whatnall, about what it's like working as a literary agent, books, and what
In this week's Shooting the Shit, Carly and CeCe dive into the chaos that is publishing in December—best-of-year lists, midlist In this informative author interview, Bianca connects with debut novelist Sarah Damoff to discuss her novel, 'The Bright Years'. Get to Know Literary Agent Claire Harris
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Leveraging Your Characters' Emotional Complexity In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about the bestseller lists with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary
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In this episode of Shooting The Shit, Carly and CeCe unpack the state of today's publishing industry—from their latest projects to Fresh off the People of Publishing Conference in NYC, Carly and CeCe spill all the tea! ☕ From why newsletters are hotter than
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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 Rose interviews Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency and chats all things querying! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra welcome querying author Debbie Whittall
Literary Agents Part 2: querying, rejection, and resilience In today's Books with Hooks segment, the hosts, Bianca, Carly and CeCe, analyze two query letters submitted by aspiring authors,
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Jim McCarthy interned for Dystel, Goderich & Bourret while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim Today Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a coming-of-age submission set in the 80s, as well as a speculative literary fiction query. In this 1-on-1 interview, Literary Agent Mary C. Moore of Kimberley Cameron & Associates Literary Agency shares tips and advice
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Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary. MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon. Co-host of @TSNOTYAW. VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents. 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. This agent is seeking the following genres Fiction Book Club Commercial Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Romance Romance, Contemporary.
Carly Watters began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. She has a BA in English Literature In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dive into a query for the historical mystery 'A Body at Rest', In this Books with Hooks episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dig into two submissions—a YA fantasy query and a
In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe analyze a literary fiction query and a historical fiction query, In this segment of Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly and Cece discuss a gothic, horror novel submission. They highlight the 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?
Exploring The Critical To Compassionate Spectrum Carly Watters is Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents.
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