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Posts by Lucinda Halpern

Recent Deal: Win When They Say You Won’t by Daphne E. Jones

In WIN WHEN THEY SAY YOU WON’T, Daphne E. Jones gives women the tools they need to succeed even in the absence of mentorship or support. Through her personal growth framework, EDIT—Envision, Design, Iterate, Transform—she equips women with a design […]

Getting a Book Deal is Faster Than You Think

You’ve spent months, or even years, writing your book. Many of you have spent a career, or a lifetime, preparing for the moment to share it. Every writer knows how long the idea building and writing process can take, so […]

Recent Deal: The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed

THE BOOK THAT ALMOST RHYMED is Omar Abed’s debut picture book following one boy’s attempt to tell a story in rhyme despite repeated interruptions from his younger sister, who twists the story in new (and absurd!) directions. Although brother is […]

What to Do When Your Book Cover Isn’t What You Expected

After all of the time you’ve spent writing and editing your book, the moment you’ve been waiting for arrives: your publisher emails you mock-ups of your book cover. Once you see the subject line, you can barely wait to open […]

Recent Deal: The Brilliance Equation by Ron Friedman

Author of The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace (TarcherPerigee) and Decoding Greatness (Simon and Schuster), publishing this April, award-winning social psychologist and behavior change expert Dr. Ron Friedman has landed another significant deal […]

Recent Deal: Make Space for Happiness by Tracy McCubbin

Following the success of her Amazon bestseller, Making Space, Clutter Free, decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin has landed another impressive deal for her newest book, MAKE SPACE FOR HAPPINESS. Digging deep into the center of her clutter block framework, McCubbin presents […]

Recent Deal: The Soul Switch by Vanessa Loder

In THE SOUL SWITCH: A Guide for Brilliant, Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower, and (Finally) Feel Satisfied, keynote speaker and women’s leadership expert Vanessa Loder bridges spiritual concepts with business acumen, trust, and authority to help […]

Secrets of Highly Successful Writers: Part Three

You asked for strategies balancing writing with editing alongside the other demands of your day—we heard you, and we wanted to answer. In this final segment of our Secrets of Highly Successful Writers series (you can find Part One here and […]

Recent Deal: Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

We’re thrilled to announce author and serial entrepreneur Jayne Allen’s four-book deal for the BLACK GIRLS MUST DIE EXHAUSTED series and her forthcoming novel THE EXCHANGE to HarperCollins. BLACK GIRLS MUST DIE EXHAUSTED follows Tabitha, a successful Black woman in […]