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How a Literary Agent is Useful After You Get Signed

How do agents take care of their authors, long after the two sign their agreement?
What to Know About the Book Publishing Timeline

You’ve often heard me say that the road to becoming a published author is a winding one. And it can be difficult to see the…
8 Lessons I Learned Writing and Publishing a Book for the First Time

Get 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…
Behind the Scenes of a Literary Agency

Lucinda Halpern shared her latest publishing insights from this month on the topic: Behind the scenes of a literary agency. One of the questions I’m…
May 2023: Find the Book You Were Born to Write

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…
March 2023: Are You the Right Person to Be Writing This Book?

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,…
February 2023: Let’s Fall in Love

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…
Writing a Top-Notch Memoir

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…