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Just dropping a handy little breadcrumb:
"[QCrit] YA Fantasy, REACH TO THE SPIRIT, 97k, 8th Attempt"
https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/comments/1pmcc6e

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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Four Tips for Writers Thinking of Self-Publishing
• What is self-publishing and should I try it? Self-publishing is the publication of a book (or any other media, but we’ll concentrate on books in this blog) by the author without using a tradition…
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December 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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"[QCrit] YA Fantasy | ONLY THEIR CRIMES | 100,000 words (1..."
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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4 Levels of Editing Explained
• Different levels, types of editing exist   • Proofreading most basic – and final – kind of edit  • Copy editing intended for book near completion  • Substantive edit needed early in writing proce…
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December 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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According to r/pubtips today, Kayla Bramante is STILL at it on TikTok, sucking in gullible writers.

Please pass it on...she is NOT legitimate.
literaticat.bsky.social Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · Jul 21
Ask the Agent Q of the day, in which somebody asks about an "Agent" they saw on TikTok and discovers a Schmagency!

[No, it is NOT typical that a literary agent would cold-call B&N stores to ask them to do events for their authors. Or charge $50 for a phone consult.]

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December 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Indie Authors: 4 Tips on Bookkeeping
• Once you publish book, start bookkeepingAs an author, when you think of bookkeeping, the first thought that probably comes to your mind is how you organize all of your books on the limited number…
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December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Scooped up by ✉️ Slushwire:
"[QCRIT] Debutante | Dystopian/Fantasy | 112k | 4th attempt"
https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/comments/1phivv5

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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Slushwire Week #50 - 122 alerts for writers:

👽 Reddit: 22
🦋 Bluesky: 29
📋 Critiques: 28
🕵️ Agents: 39
📬 Openings: 4

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December 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Should You Switch to Creative Writing Software?
For many writers, the software program Microsoft Word often feels like a glorified typewriter. Its complex page functions, lack of vertical justification, confusing Track Changes, and many other is…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Fresh from the Slushwire ✉️ wiretap:
Agent Kerry D'Agostino opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/6484

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December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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How to use styles when formatting your book
Changing fonts and sizes of lettering in your manuscript can make navigating it easier for readers. Chapter and section heads, for example, often are boldface and use larger lettering than the main…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Five Great Quotations about Business of Writing
“The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it’s obscurity.” – Bernard Kelvin Clive“Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.” – Mark Twain“Writers do…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Slushwire ✉️ just doing its job for you:
Agent Esty Loveing-Downes opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/18478

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December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Heads up writers:
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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11 Clever Ideas for Promoting Sequels or Later-Series Books
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11 Clever Ideas for Promoting Sequels or Later-Series Books
See how authors are successfully promoting their sequels or later-in-series books via social media, ads, newsletters, and more.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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13 Tips on Setting up a Self-Publishing Business
• To self-publish or not to self-publish?Self-publishing is the publication of a book (or any other media, but we’ll concentrate on books in this volume) by the author without using a traditional p…
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December 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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📫 part of yesterday's haul for writers in the trenches:
Agent Kemi Ogunsanwo opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/11922

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December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Great Ebook Formatting Tips
Ebooks follow different formatting rules than books printed on paper. That’s because a book made of ink on paper is a different platform for presenting information than a book made of digital …
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December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Recon from beyond the trenches:
"Is a “hope you keep us in mind in the future” a good sign..."
https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/1pjb9k2

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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Let bookstore buyers select your cover for you
You’ve got two or three mockups of your book cover but can’t decide which is best. Nor can your friends or author colleagues who you’ve shown the mockups to. If stuck, consider doing what bestselli…
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December 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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One of the 👽 /PubTips 👽 greats:

[PubQ] I’ve signed with my agent! Stats, reflections and a b...

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December 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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📖🦈 Query Shark anyone?

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December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Slushwire 💌 just doing its job for you:
Agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski opened to queries at https://querytracker.net/agent/11127

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December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Generate business with membership site
One great way for authors to generate business is a membership site. This is a private website that people pay a monthly fee to join so they can receive exclusive content and usually the ability to…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM