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13 through Q2 2025
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Danielle Bukowski
Not Just What It's About, but What Literally Happens
a quick note on queries and describing one's work
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All Questions, Answered
This blog is nearly a year old!
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A little Tuesday post in June
Realized I might not be able to do a ‘week in the life’ for June… so here’s a freeflow freebie post.
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How to Address Trends While Querying
I received a specific request to address timing one’s query to trends, but I’ll also write about how to think about trends while querying more broadly.
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When Writing Conferences Are Worth It
Updated for June 2025.
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Does publishing short stories matter any more?
For literary and upmarket authors, the ‘traditional’ trajectory to getting an agent used to be:
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You have to stay true to your taste
There’s been a real churn of anxiety within the publishing industry this spring.
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May 2025

The Flattery of Blurbs
something we're not talking about enough in the blurb convo
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Fishing for Research
something missing from too many novel queries
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5.19 a week in the life of a literary agent
Summer Fridays begin…
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A May Q&A
Today I’m answering questions about: query email subject lines; book tours; words of wisdom; how to keep up a writing routine; ‘signer’s remorse…
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