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Authors and Writers

  • Are You Giving Agents Your Best Material?

    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…

  • Adapt Your Book to the “Screen”

    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…

  • The Beauty of an Outline

    Recently, we’ve become sort of obsessed with outlines. We attribute this recent passion to one of our authors Ron Friedman, who wrote an incredible book…

  • When You’ve Written A Story About Pain

    You have a powerful and important story, and I know how badly you’re yearning to share it. Many of you have written personal, vulnerable stories…

  • Find the Why for Your Book

    Recently, many of you have asked a great question: Lucinda, why did you start offering courses to writers? Eleven years into running Lucinda Literary, we…

  • How to Make Your Book Look Like a Bestseller

    If you attend coaching sessions with Lucinda or have participated in one of our events, you know that one of the things you’ll hear her…

  • What Happens After You Land an Agent?

    This week, Connor Eck, another agent here at Lucinda Literary, took over our blog to share some valuable insights! Connor represents a wide range of…

  • Why Writers Shouldn’t Quit

    Some of the writers we’ve spoken with—entering or re-entering publishing from some time ago, feeling they’ve worked absolutely tirelessly on their books but aren’t receiving…

  • Q&A with Best-Selling Author Nicola Kraus

    It’s one thing to write a novel. It’s quite another to write one that keeps readers up all night flipping pages. Nicola Kraus has managed…

  • Meet Our Newest Agent at Lucinda Literary

    We welcomed Roseanne to Lucinda Literary at the start of the year, and couldn’t be happier to have her on board. Recently, Lucinda spoke with…

  • Why We’re Grateful for 2021

    2021 has been an incredible year of growth at Lucinda Literary. We’ve brought on new agents, we’ve diversified our list, we’ve launched so many new…

  • Selling Your Novel

    On Thursday, December 9th, we’re planning something special for fiction writers: a fireside chat with Lucinda’s new friend, author Stan Parish. This will be an informative…