What does a literary agent do? Thoughts on book publishing & advice for writers.
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Debut Blues
I scheduled this for Tuesday, which is New Book Day, but also see Sean just updated his post I reference below!
A frequently cited statistic from Laura McGrath’s Middlemen (in her Debutiful podcast episode and again in this recent D...
9.14.2026 a week in the life of a literary agent
Summer’s end. With certain details deleted or obscured to protect my clients’ privacy, here’s one week in the life of a literary agent (me.) Here’s my July WITL for the nosy.
Monday
I ran 2.5 miles along the Brooklyn waterfront, here’...
Querying when your book isn’t “trending”
If you’re a writer querying an agent with a book that isn’t obviously trendy, how should you address that in your query letter?
Thank you for being a paid subscriber! I’m gathering questions for a Fall Q&A, if you want to ask them in the c...
What should you do while your book is on submission to editors?
September is a huge submission month; editors will receive dozens of manuscripts a week.
September is a huge submission month; editors will receive dozens of manuscripts a week. If you’re a writer on submission to editors this month, here’...
a little Thursday post in September
Industry thoughts:
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Trends: seeing multiple queries for body-swap novels, climate novels, Celtic folklore, but fewer referencing the Odyssey than I would have expected
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Healing Fiction
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Weird Guy Lit
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Option sales are a...
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Literary agent & small plant looking for sun. This Substack includes advice for querying writers, thoughts on publishing industry trends, and a monthly “what does an agent actually do all day” post. https://daniellebukowski.com/
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