Authors and Writers

It can be difficult to define where your book fits in the literary world, especially when you’re just starting to form the idea. There are…

Lucinda sends her greetings from London! This week, she ventured to the London Book Fair, where she had the chance to meet a number of…

Am I the right person to be writing this book? We hear this question a lot from writers like you. It’s a difficult one. Today,…

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we want to talk about love.  Or rather, how to get agents, publishers, and readers to fall in love…

This week, Jackie Ashton, a senior agent here at Lucinda Literary, took over our blog to share some valuable insights! Jackie specializes in nonfiction, especially…

This is a question we consistently hear within Lucinda’s courses. Many of you have day jobs, run businesses, have families to look after, or experience…

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…