The acquisitions process from the agent’s desk

In episode 6 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss your publishing stories and moments we felt that publishing has failed us.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 5 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss how authors should be using social media, and whether they think it's necessary.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 4 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss what the agent/author relationship should look like and how they each manage their own client lists.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 3 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss how authors should be using social media, and whether they think it's necessary.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 2 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss why books die on submission, and how often it happens.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 1 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith pick apart what a query letter should look like: what they want to see and why they want to see it.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 6 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith finally address the elephant that's been in the room this season: why they changed agencies.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 5 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith chat all about the differences between large and small publishers.The blog post we mention in the episode can be found here: https://www.nadine-bells.com/book-publishers-you-can-submit-to-without-an-agentAre you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 4 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith get deep into conversation all about pitch events!Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

In episode 3 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith do a deep dive into R&Rs: what they are, why they exist, and how best to handle them.Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!Show Email: [email protected]/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social