Carly is interested in the following categories: · Smart Book Club Fiction · Women's Fiction · Upmarket Adult Fiction · Commercial Adult Fiction · Domestic It's Fall in publishing — which means colds, caffeine, and chaos. Carly and CeCe catch up after a whirlwind few weeks to unpack
In this episode, debut author Melissa O'Connor takes us behind the scenes of her publishing journey with 'The One and Only How the Bestseller Lists Work
Carly Watters is Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents. Q&A with literary agent Carly Watters Rose interviews Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency and chats all things querying! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an
In this episode of Books with Hooks, Carly and CeCe break down a speculative query that juggles multiple timelines and POVs. Carly Watters - P.S. Literary Agency | QueryTracker
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Delving Deeply into Your Antagonist's Psyche In this segment of Books with Hooks, Bianca, Carly and Cece discuss a gothic, horror novel submission. They highlight the INTERVIEW* with CARLY WATTERS - a SENIOR LITERARY AGENT & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT from P.S. LITERARY
Kidlit Chat Interview with Literary Agent, Michaela Whatnall Fresh off the People of Publishing Conference in NYC, Carly and CeCe spill all the tea! ☕ From why newsletters are hotter than Interview with Senior Literary Agent & Senior VP at P.S. Literary Agency | Publishing Careers
Carly Watters (@carlywatters) • Instagram photos and videos In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dive into a query for the historical mystery 'A Body at Rest',
Carly Watters. P.S. Literary Agency. My Manuscript Wish List®. Carly is interested in the following categories: Smart Book Club Fiction. Women's Fiction. In this exciting episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly sit down with Casey, winner of the Masana Literary Project
From Query to Book Deal: Literary Agent Carly Watters - Women Amy joined Wolfson Literary in late 2018 and is actively building her list, with interest in women's fiction, mystery, suspense, Interview with Literary Agent Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency
Jim McCarthy interned for Dystel, Goderich & Bourret while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim VIDEO: The Polarizing "P" Word In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe welcome listeners to a new year of writing while they reflect on
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Who We Are - P.S. Literary Agency In this episode of Books with Hooks, Bianca, CeCe, and Carly dive into a YA fantasy romance query, breaking down what With her common sense advice, hard truths and query letter debriefs, super agent Carly Watters is a guru to aspiring authors.
Carly Watters began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. She has a BA in English Literature How Withholding Backstory and Context Can Actually Elevate a Story
Inspired by Literary Agent Carly Watters' Twitter thread of predictions, we attempt our OWN set of 2023 Publishing Predictions. Shooting the Shit about digital first book deals and negative experiences with writers' contests She began her publishing career in London as an assistant at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. Carly joined
Q&A with Literary Agent Carly Watters of the P.S. Literary Agency Carly's reporting live from Los Angeles and CeCe's just back from a rom-com-gone-wrong trip to Ottawa (complete with flight Leveraging Your Characters' Emotional Complexity
The Significance of Pacing in Storytelling VIDEO: Can An Agent Picture a Movie Trailer After Reading Your Query Letter? In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe provide feedback on two query letters, one for historical
We spoke to four literary agents from top agencies in regards to their top three reasons why they reject a manuscript. Take a look Be A Superstar Literary Agent with Carly Watters - EP 3 - UFJ Podcast
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Today Bianca, Carly, and CeCe critique a coming-of-age submission set in the 80s, as well as a speculative literary fiction query. Video - A Query That Ticks all of CeCe's Psychological Acuity Boxes CARLY WATTERS, LITERARY AGENT
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Leaning into Illustrator Notes & X (this being a sentiment from CeCe's query that came through!) In this episode, Carly and CeCe spill all on their latest conference adventures, dive into the fast-changing world of digital-first
Murder, Metafiction and Query Letter Mayhem In this Books with Hooks episode, Bianca, Carly, and CeCe dig into two submissions—a YA fantasy query and a Carly Watters · She's been a literary agent for 15 years and represents award-winners and bestsellers in a variety of categories. She is known for her long-term
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In this episode of Books with Hooks, hosts Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra welcome querying author Debbie Whittall In this informative author interview, Bianca connects with debut novelist Sarah Damoff to discuss her novel, 'The Bright Years'. Did you know THIS about literary agents? #shorts
In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about the bestseller lists with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary 1-on-1 Interviews: Literary Agent Mary C. Moore Exploring The Critical To Compassionate Spectrum
What is a familiar query letter Watch as they boldly taking the stage. Several brave writers pitch their manuscripts to a panel of literary agents and publishing Rose chats with Lit Agent Claire Harris of P.S. Literary Agency. Find out more about here her:
In today's Books with Hooks segment, the hosts, Bianca, Carly and CeCe, analyze two query letters submitted by aspiring authors, Many emerging authors dream of getting their book published by a prestigious "Big Five" publishing house. But the first — and
In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe analyze a literary fiction query and a historical fiction query, The Black List: The Future of Storytelling
In this engaging conversation, Bianca, interviews New York Times bestselling author Gillian McAllister. In this segment they Shooting the Shit about the hidden side of best-of-year lists, AI worries, and midlist bestseller
In the latest "Craftwork" episode, a deep-dive conversation about literary agents with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary In this 1-on-1 interview, Literary Agent Mary C. Moore of Kimberley Cameron & Associates Literary Agency shares tips and advice
If you're a literary agent, you're making dreams come true. Think about it. How many people out in the world want to write a book? Literary Agents 101 Shooting The Shit: What agents really think about writer's conferences, how agents get good
Senior Literary Agent @psliteraryagency Co-host @the_shit_about_writing (4 million downloads) ⬇️ Creator of Author's Publishing Playbook course In this episode of Shooting The Shit, Carly and CeCe unpack the state of today's publishing industry—from their latest projects to An Ingenious Query Hack
About editors, the "death" of the novel and authors with the "it" factor. Being a literary agent is a fun gig. But what makes it fun? Carly Watters, who is the SVP and Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary, Emotions—But Make It Messy
Go behind the scenes with literary agent Barbara Poelle. See more great interviews here: #BarbaraPoelle In this episode of 'Shooting the Shit', Carly and CeCe dive into the juicy, unfiltered side of publishing. From the surge in dark
Literary Agents Evaluating Manuscripts | Literary Agent Holly Root Carly Watters is a SVP and Senior Literary Agent at PS Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents.
In this Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly and CeCe delve into two query letters from aspiring authors. The hosts Untangling Complex Queries: Writing with Clarity Across Timelines
I had the pleasure of talking with the insightful, Michaela Whatnall, about what it's like working as a literary agent, books, and what Plotting with Fate In this episode, Carly welcomes her co-writing clients Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman — authors of '10000 Light Years from
Holly Root began her publishing career as an editor in her hometown of Nashville, TN. Prior to joining the Waxman Literary In this episode of Books with Hooks, literary agents Carly and CeCe return with insightful feedback on query letters, focusing on Extra Shot 109: Carly Watters
Carly and CeCe are back—one in snowy Canada, one in flower-crown Hawaii—and they're diving into burnout, the business of In today's Books with Hooks segment, hosts Bianca, Carly, and CeCe analyze two query letters, one for an upmarket novel and Shooting the Shit About agent burnout and the problems facing small publishers and booksellers.
Carly and CeCe are back (with a little Blue Jays banter to start) to dive into two fresh query letters. In this episode, the hosts In today's episode, Carly and CeCe interview Franklin Leonard and Randy Winston, founders of The Blacklist, a platform designed
Bonus: Our Publishing Predictions! Shooting the Shit: About publishing's ghosting problem and when sales are "not good" Carly Watters || Literary Agent (she/her) (@carlywatters) / Posts / X
Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary. MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon. Co-host of @TSNOTYAW. VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents. Today is the second in my series about querying, connecting with, and working a literary agent. In my first video I discussed Literary Agent Amy Stapp
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Carly Watters is a VP and Senior Literary Agent at the P.S. Literary Agency. She began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson This agent is seeking the following genres Fiction Book Club Commercial Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Romance Romance, Contemporary.