Authors and Writers

This month, we launched our first Lucinda Literary Challenge, which took place over the course of five days. Each day had a different focus for…

As you welcome the first day of the fall season, you might be ready to turn over a new leaf and revitalize your writing process….

Lucinda recently joined book coach Tiffany Hawk in her Breakthrough Book Proposal course to have an in-depth discussion with a class of writers. In their…

One of the most important components of your book submission is platform, especially if you’re a nonfiction author. You may be tired of hearing the…

Today marks the halfway point in our week-long challenge. To celebrate, we’re tasking you with one of the hardest things to get right: the elevator…

At our recent speed pitch fiction event, three of our agents reviewed several writers’ pitches in real time. One recurring tip was to be more…

Agents hear hundreds – yes hundreds! – of pitches every year. So what happens when you finally get an agent or publisher’s attention and you…

Congratulations to Julien and Kiersten Saunders for the release of their debut, CASHING OUT: Win The Wealth Game By Walking Away (Portfolio, PenguinRandomHouse)!⁠ ⁠ According…

Recently, Lucinda spoke with the Internet’s Managing Editor, Dave Pell, who is represented by our very own Jackie Ashton. Dave is the creator of the…

You’ve perfected your query letter. Your synopsis is sparkling. Then you reach the last step of submitting your work: the sample chapters. Easy—just copy and…

One of the things writers are most surprised to hear from Lucinda in our coaching sessions is that when we talk about comps, agents and…

We hear regularly from you how easily your book becomes one of those goals that sits at the back of your mind, gathering dust. There’s…