I am just finishing up reading tons of query letters from an open submission period at work. While there’s no one formula for how to write the perfect query letter, there are a few things you can do to stand out in a good way. The whole querying process is, frankly, brutal. For authors, it’s so hard to make that
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The resistance to AI is actually growing, which isn’t consistent with typical resistance to technology. There are good reasons for the AI backlash, and it isn’t like anything else I’ve seen in my lifetime. #noai #antiai #genai #aibacklash
Happy Pride Month, Bookstagram! 🌈🏳️🌈 And extra love to all my LGBTQ+ friends! Any month is a great month to read LGBTQ books, and I’m sharing a few of my favorites…gay cozy mystery, sapphic romance, and books with bi representation.
Supporting independent bookstores is more important than ever, and our local romance bookshop Love’s Sweet Arrow, in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, is one of my all time faves. 🩵
Me and George R.R. Martin! This was days before the Red Wedding episode aired on HBO’s Game of Thrones. I asked if he was nervous about the responses from viewers who hadn’t read the books, and he said he was going to ANTARCTICA to avoid the chaos 😂 #georgerrmartin #gameofthrones #rainsofcastamere #fantasybookseries
Romance readers and Hallmark movie lovers! My magical romcom novel HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM really is going to be a Hallmark movie! They will begin shooting in Vancouver and thereabouts in July…and I am going to get to go to the set! (I am guessing it will be a fall movie?)
Getting a little more freelance book editing done before I go to bed, with the help of my editorial assistants 😊


