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3 weeks ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hi friends, The clock is ticking down to my pub day!!! This Saturday, June 7th is my official NYC launch party for WRITE THROUGH IT: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life (get tickets here!). Signed book orders still going strong at the Strand bookstore!Tuesday we talked about how hard it is to find an agent. Thanks to everyone who read and posted and shared the info. My whole goal for this newsletter is to get the information out there far and wide, so every little bit helps.
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3 weeks ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hey friends!It’s ONE WEEK until my book comes out!! There’s still time to preorder a copy from The Strand and I’ll sign it. You can preorder an unsigned copy here, too—or anywhere books are sold. If you’re in NYC, won’t you join me Saturday for my launch??
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hi friends, I can’t believe it, but my book is out in just under two weeks. EEEEK! People have been asking me how I’m doing, and tbh I’m not freaking out. I know it’s going to feel amazing to see it out in the world. But instead of a finish line, it feels like the start. I wish I could transfer that feeling to you, too, if you’re staring down your query letter like it’s the finish line. It’s not. It’s just the beginning—and that’s a GOOD thing.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Friends, It’s an exciting day in Agents & Books land. No, it’s not about my book—we’re still two weeks out from the publication of WRITE THROUGH IT: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life. It’s no special anniversary either. I’ve been writing this newsletter for six years, four months, and sixteen days. But today, we’re going to revisit some foundational posts in our world, to see what’s changed and what hasn’t. To see how my advice has changed and how it hasn’t.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hello my friends, To start, I just want to remind you that Simon Element is giving away FIFTY print copies of my book over on Goodreads! Check it out here! Ends on June 2nd. (US Only.) And you have just under three weeks left to get your preorder in at the Strand—and I’ll sign it for you! Now, let’s answer some questions!J asks: I have a question that's a little broad, but I'd love to hear your insight.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hey Y’all, I read a book last week—a NYT best seller, by an established author—and I didn’t love it. I read the whole thing and I wanted to know the ending but I can’t say I enjoyed it. I was, however, very interested in A: why this book made me so mad and B: why I think other people didn’t feel that way. No, I’m not going to tell you what book it was, because I don’t want to shit on this author, who I’m sure is doing fine, regardless of what I think.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hi friends, Our Q&A today is a meaty one. And it’s Friday and not Thursday—apologies—it’s been a helluva week. In a good way! But I’ve also been chewing on this question and I have a lot to say. Here goes:L asks: For a long time now, I have been interested in the process of creating American modern literature. I understand that a literary agent is the first one who opens a door to the future writer and actually helps to create American literature, which will exist centuries after us.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hey y’all, This is the third post I’ve started for this week’s newsletter. Yes, it’s Wednesday, and I usually post on Tuesday. It’s been that kind of week. Honestly, it’s been a VERY EXCITING week, agents-wise and book-wise (as you can see here for the latter!) and my brain is a pile of pick-up sticks. I reach for one—a task, a deadline, an email—and I can’t get it off the ground without unsettling fifteen other things.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Hello friends!I have so many questions. So do you. Let’s answer the ones about publishing and writing, at least. L asks: I have published four novels with several different indie publishers. They all sold a few thousand copies, the most popular one around 10,000 copies... which I was proud of, even if those numbers may be small potatoes to the big players. My agent went out with my fifth novel, which we both agree is by far my best work, and didn't manage to sell it.
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1 month ago | 
agentsandbooks.com | Kate McKean
Agents and Books is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hi friends, We are almost one month away from the publication of my book WRITE THROUGH IT (preorder now!) I’ve done a bunch of podcast interviews already. I recorded the audiobook. Wheels are moving for some in-person events. Things are getting real! And I’m having a wide variety of feelings about it. Every time I’ve come home recently, I hold my breath.
