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About Me
- Agent Kristin
- A nice Midwesterner breaks free of her genteel upbringing and says what's on her mind--politely of course--some habits are really hard to break. And one last thing, Pub Rants is shorthand for Publishing Rants. No Irish Pub involved--unless you want one to be!
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- The Book Publicity Blog--Yen Cheong, Viking
- WeBook
- Green Willow Books (HarperCollins)
- Dr Syntax--aka. Peter Ginna Bloomsbury Press
- JJ at St. Martin's Press
- Holt Uncensored
- Guide To Literary Agents Blog
- Query Shark
- Galley Cat
- Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020
- editor Cheryl Klein
- Editorial Ass
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- Evil Editor
- Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books
- Romancing The Blog
- Paper Cuts
- Writer Beware Blogs!
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- Backspace--the writer's place
- WritersNet
- Guide To Literary Agents
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- BookEnds LLC
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- Nephele Tempest
- Noah Lukeman
- Publishing in the 21st Century--Richard Curtis
- Rachelle Gardner
- Sarah's Blog--Greenhouse Literary
- SlushPile Hell
- The Knight Agency
- The Rejecter
Clients Who Blog
Agent Kristin's Agenting 101 Blogs
- Agenting 101: Part One: How To Handle An Editor's Call With An Offer
- Agenting 101: Part Two; The Deal Points
- Agenting 101: Part Three: Grant of Rights
- Agenting 101: Part Four: Advance
- Agenting 101: Part Five: Payout
- Agenting 101: Part Five Cont.: Payout Explained
- Agenting 101: Part Six: Royalties
- Agenting 101: Part Six Cont.: Royalties Some More
- Agenting 101: Part Seven: Bonus
- Agenting 101: Part Eight: Option Clause
- Agenting 101: Bonus Clarification
- Agenting 101: Conclusion
- Agenting 101 Revisited: No-Compete
- Agenting 101 Revisited: Author Warranties
- Agenting 101: Royalty Statements: Accounting Periods
- Agenting 101: Random House Royalty Statement
- Agenting 101: Royalty Statements: Rec To Print
- Agenting 101: Royalty Statements: Sales By Account
- Agenting 101: Royalty Statements: Lack Of Detail
- Agenting 101: Royalty statements: Net Amount Received
- Agenting 101: Out of Print: Sales Threshold
- Agenting 101: Publishing Contracts: Term of License
- Agenting 101: No Compete Clause Revisited
Agent Kristin's Queries: An Inside Scoop
Agent Kristin's Submission Pitch Letters To Editors
Agent Kristin's Query Pitch Workshop On The Blog
- Blog Pitch Workshop: An Introduction
- Blog Pitch (Part I--young adult)
- Blog Pitch (Part II--young adult)
- Blog Pitch (Part III--young adult)
- Blog Pitch (Part IV--literary fiction)
- Blog Pitch (Part V--literary fiction)
- Blog Pitch (Part VI--horror)
- Blog Pitch (Part VII--romance)
- Blog Pitch (Part VIII--romance)
- Blog Pitch (Part IX--romance)
- Blog Pitch (Part X--romantic suspense)
- Blog Pitch (Part XI--fantasy)
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