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What Separates Nonfiction That Gets Signed From Nonfiction That Doesn’tAfter years of representing nonfiction authors, I’ve come to believe that the books most likely to get signed — and most likely to sell —…
How to Break into Publishing: Four Lessons From My Path Into the IndustryI want to tell you how I came into this career — not because my story is unusual, but because I think there are lessons…
- What Ron Friedman’s Superteams Teaches Writers About Letting an Idea Evolve
For those of you who identify as Crusaders, Everywhereists, Ideators, or Data Collectors, you may already know where this story is going. For everyone else,…
8 Lessons I Learned Writing and Publishing a Book for the First TimeGet Signed: Find a Book Deal, Land an Agent, and Become a Published Author (Hay House; February 2024) is a playbook for aspiring authors looking to…
From Idea to Auction: Celebrating the Release of Fit Mind by Liam McClintockThe Myth of the Overnight Book Deal There’s a myth that once a book gets signed, publication quickly follows. An author has a great idea….
Lucinda Literary Academy Student Spotlight: Ricardo Valerdi’s Journey from Book Idea to Published AuthorAt Lucinda Literary, we often meet authors who have the pieces of a strong nonfiction book: a clear area of expertise, stories worth telling, and…
What Today’s Agents and Editors Want From AuthorsIn May, we hosted Lucinda Literary’s 2026 Writers Symposium in New York City, bringing together a small group of writers, agents, and editors for a…
What Publishers Look for in a Book Deal TodayLucinda Halpern notes that understanding what publishers look for in a book deal is often the missing piece for authors trying to navigate today’s publishing…
Manuscript Momentum: What Lucinda Halpern Learned Working with Writers in FlorenceLucinda Halpern has just returned from Italy after one of the most meaningful weeks she has spent with writers in recent years. In Florence, she…
Meet the Faculty Guiding Authors to PublicationFor many writers approaching the publishing process, one question tends to surface again and again: How do you know when you’re ready? According to my…
How One First-Time Author Sparked a Six-Figure Bidding WarNot long ago, a submission came through our general inbox that stopped us in our tracks. The author was Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, a family physician and…
You’re More Ready Than You Think: Why Writers Get Stuck—and What Actually Moves the NeedleMost writers don’t fail because they lack talent. They stall because they’re writing without a map. At Lucinda Literary, we’ve spent decades on the inside…