Success Stories: Congratulations to Sanctuary Editorial Client Brooke Marley Jones on Publishing Her Book!
Congratulations to Brooke Marley Jones, who just published her Adult Fantasy, The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps! When I first edited...
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Jun 273 min
Traveling Writing Sprints
Boise, Idaho people! I'm hosting a really unique local event for writers. The Cabin, our Boise literary society, was kind enough to...
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Jun 196 min
Success Stories: Congrats to Sanctuary Editorial client Lisa Amowitz on Publishing Her Book!
Congratulations to Lisa Amowitz on publishing her YA romantasy, An Island Wild and Strange. We first met when she contacted me for some...
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May 11 min
Romance Writers Retreat!
That's right, I'm hosting a retreat! This year, I wanted something where I could meet new writers, but it was also relaxing, but I could...
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Mar 282 min
Publisher's Marketplace: A very nice deal decoded
If you're reading book deal announcements on Publisher's Marketplace, or researching past sales for literary agents, you might have come...
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michellehazenbooks
Feb 14 min
7 Tricks to Boost Your Creativity
Hey, we’re creative people, yes? We write stuff. We make up stories about the people in line with us at Starbucks. When inspiration...
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michellehazenbooks
Jan 177 min
How to Write a Query Letter
Ready to get an agent, grab a book deal, and see your book on the shelves at Barnes & Noble? First, you'll need a query letter. That's...
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Jan 56 min
Success Stories: How Sanctuary Editorial Client John Klekamp got his agent!
Congratulations to John Klekamp, who signed with agent Sera Rivers of Speilburg Literary! I first met John when I did an edit for his YA...
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Nov 13, 20236 min
Success Stories: Congrats to Sanctuary Editorial client Beatrice Bradshaw on Publishing her Book!
Congratulations to Beatrice Bradshaw, who just published her Scottish winter romance, Love in the Scottish Winter Highlands! 1. You got...
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michellehazenbooks
Oct 27, 202311 min
Is a Query Letter Like Back Jacket Copy?
This is advice I've heard all over the internet, aimed at querying writers--sometimes even from agents themselves!--and it's so...
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michellehazenbooks
Sep 6, 20235 min
Success Stories: How Sanctuary Editorial client Sera Rivers got her agent!
Congratulations to author and literary agent Sera Rivers, who just signed with Katie Shea Boutillier of Donald Maass Literary for her YA...
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May 9, 20234 min
Success Stories: How KissPitch Alum Melissa Poett Got Her Agent!
I first met Melissa during KissPitch, which is a writing mentoring contest where writers complete for mentorship from agented or...
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michellehazenbooks
Mar 27, 20231 min
I'm Double Agented!
Big news!!! I'm thrilled to announce my books are now represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary Agency. In fact, I am...DOUBLE...
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michellehazenbooks
Jan 23, 20232 min
Free Webinar for Romance Writers
On February 22 at 3pm EST, I've been invited to present a webinar on ReedsyLive about "How to Write Romance that Stands Out." Tickets are...
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michellehazenbooks
Jan 23, 20231 min
Writing Retreat
This retreat was an absolutely fantastic experience! I presented on Mental Health for Writers, facilitated discussions on Finding Hope...
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michellehazenbooks
Dec 29, 20225 min
Help! My Book Needs a Title...
When a reader first finds your book, they have only TWO crucial pieces of information that can hook them: your cover and your title. If...
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michellehazenbooks
Jun 29, 20224 min
Give Your Book a Hook!
A hook is what sells a book. I used to be terrible at creating hooks, at the beginning of my career. I had a tendency to write very...
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michellehazenbooks
Jun 23, 20228 min
Success Stories: How PitchWars alum Eagan Daniels got her agent & book deal!
I first met Eagan Daniels during PitchWars 2018. This (now closed) contest was for querying authors who had a polished manuscript and...
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michellehazenbooks
Jun 23, 20223 min
Success Stories: How Sanctuary Editorial client William Brashears got his agent!
Congratulations to William Brashears, who signed with Lori Galvin from Aevitas Creative Management for his crime fiction manuscript,...
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michellehazenbooks
May 23, 20223 min
Success Stories: How Sanctuary Editorial Client Joe Cancelmo got his book deal!
Congratulations to Joe Cancelmo, who has just signed with Heliotrope Books to publish his novel, Won’t Forget the Motor City, an upmarket...
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