Literary Agent Interview: Marisa Cleveland and Query Critique Giveaway

Today I’m thrilled to have agent Marisa Cleveland here. She’s an agent at The Seymour Agency. 

Hi­ Marisa! Thanks so much for joining us. 

Thanks so much for having me! 

About Marisa: 

1. Tell us how you became an agent, how long you’ve been one, and what you’ve been doing as an agent. 

I have so many different ways to answer how I became an agent, so… in brief, I signed as an author with Mary Sue in 2010, started agenting in 2013 after Nicole sold my contemporary romance series (because I wanted to share the joy of selling other authors), discovered how much I didn’t know about this industry, transferred my clients to Nicole, continued to learn and build connections, and returned to agenting in 2020. As an agent, I’ve immersed myself in the picture book world, expanding slowly to the middle grade, young adult, and adult spaces. 

About the Agency: 

2. Share a bit about your agency and what it offers to its authors. 

The Seymour Agency was founded by Mary Sue Seymour, who was named ACFW’s Agent of the Year in 2015. Now helmed by president Nicole Resciniti, ACFW’s 2012 Agent of the Year, The Seymour Agency strives to offer authors the representation and resources they need to succeed in the ever-evolving publishing industry. 

What She’s Looking For: 

3. What age groups do you represent—picture books, MG, and/or YA? What genres do you represent, and what are you looking for in submissions for these genres? 

I represent authors who write board books through to adult, fiction and nonfiction. What I am looking for is authors who write manuscripts I can’t put down until the last page and can’t stop discussing. Voice is definitely key for me. I’m comfortable in the picture book space, and I’m having fun moving into the middle grade and young adult space. Right now, writing this, I’d love to find more young adult fiction, and the most updated list of genres that interest me is on Query Manager. And for more detailed information about me, I have this page here. 

4.  Is there anything you would be especially excited to seeing in the genres you are interested in? 

Young adult romance. I love reading young adult romance novels, and I think the world will never have enough romance stories. I read a lot of adult romance, too, but I don’t represent adult romance. 

What She Isn’t Looking For: 

5. What types of submissions are you not interested in? 

Horror. Or any book where a dog is intentionally harmed. 

Agent Philosophy: 

6. What is your philosophy as an agent both in terms of the authors you want to work with and the books you want to represent? 

When you reach the point in your life where you’re living the dream, I hope you remember to appreciate the path you traveled to get there. Then, if you’re able, help someone else on their path. I want to work with authors who want to be part of the literary landscape beyond just writing books. We are all the CEOs of our lives, and for authors, that also means they are the CEO of their career. I want to represent books written by those authors who show up for themselves, for their publishing team (including me!), for their readers, and for other writers. 

Editorial Agent: 

7. Are you an editorial agent? If so, what is your process like when you’re working with your authors before submitting to editors? 

Depends. I can be very editorial when it’s needed. If I don’t think a book is strong enough, I may ask the author for revisions in however many rounds it takes. If the author has a critique group and the manuscript is polished, I probably won’t need to ask for too many adjustments. I do have some authors who want to work with me from concept to final, and that’s more like a book coaching scenario for us until the work reaches the polished stage. 

Query Methods and Submission Guidelines: (Always verify before submitting) 

8. How should authors query you and what do you want to see with the query letter? 

I’m open by referral only on Query Manager (https://QueryManager.com/MarisaTSA). If any authors reading this think we’d be a stellar fit, please answer the required Referral question with the name: Natalie from Literary Rambles. 

9.  Do you have any specific dislikes in query letters or the first pages submitted to you? 

Everything is so subjective. Filter words in the opening pages make it difficult for me to fall in love with the voice. Also, again subjective and my opinion, but since I feel like everyone is the CEO of their life, and that means authors are the CEO of their careers, when they are deciding to query an agent, they should know something about that agent that makes them think they would be a good fit. If the query is Dear Sir or just Agent or no name or another name, then I don’t feel I’d be the right agent to represent that author. 

Response Time: 

10. What’s your response time to queries and requests for more pages of a manuscript? 

Too long. Emails are most never answered within an acceptable time, and according to Query Manager, my average time is 20 days, with 49 days being my slowest from the last time I opened to general queries. In the past, I’ve been much slower, which is why I end up closing, in an abundance of consideration for those waiting on me. I’d rather be closed and take my time with the fulls I have requested than be open and have someone waiting a year for a response. Hopefully by then, they’ve already found an agent who better aligns with their expectations and needs. 

Self-Published and Small Press Authors: 

11.  Are you open to representing authors who have self-published or been published by smaller presses? What advice do you have for them if they want to try to find an agent to represent them? 

It depends on the reasons for self-publishing or choosing a smaller press and the reasons for deciding on an agent. Advice is a funny thing, because what works for some will definitely not work for others, so here’s my advice: if you want to try to find an agent to represent you, and you have self-published a book or published with a small press, let the agent know your why. Why did you go that route first? Why do you want an agent now? Your motivation will help that agent decide if they are a good match for you and what you want to achieve. 

Clients: 

12. Who are some of the authors you represent? 

I keep an updated list of my authors’ upcoming books here. I also share my deals and shout out my authors on Instagram here. 

Interviews and Guest Posts: 

13. Please share the links to any interviews, guest posts, and podcasts you think would be helpful to writers interested in querying you.

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Links and Contact Info: 

14. Please share how writers should contact you to submit a query and your links on the Web. 

To check out the agency, please visit our website.

To query me (using Natalie from Literary Rambles as the referral), please use Query Manager.

To follow my journey on Instagram, please visit @thereisnobox. 

Additional Advice: 

15. Is there any other advice you’d like to share with aspiring authors that we haven’t covered? 

You have a story to tell. Don’t let someone else tell your story. But you must learn your craft to tell it well, and whether you’re writing for an audience of one or more than one million, words have power and authors hold a write privilege that many will never experience.

To all the creatives in my world 🌎, thank you for feeling life and sharing your emotions ❤️💔❤️ through art.

Thanks for sharing all your advice, Marisa. 

Thanks again for having me! I hope anything I’ve said helps someone create something that helps someone fall in love with reading. 

Giveaway Details 

­Marisa is generously offering a query critique to one lucky winner. To enter, all you need to do is be a follower (via the follower gadget, email, or bloglovin’ on the right sidebar) and leave a comment through January 9th. If you do not want to enter the contest, that’s okay. Just let me know in the comments. If I do not have your email (I can no longer get it from your Google Profile), you must leave it in the comments to enter the contest. Please be sure I have your email address.

If you follow me on Twitter or Bluesky or mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog, mention this in the comments and I'll give you an extra entry. This is an international giveaway. 

Have any experience with this agent? See something that needs updating? Please leave a comment or email me at natalieiaguirre7@gmail.com 

Note: These agent profiles and interviews presently focus on agents who accept children's fiction. Please take the time to verify anything you might use here before querying an agent. The information found here is subject to change.

Happy Holidays Everyone! I'm on blog break until January 1st when I'll be participating in the New Year New You Giveaway Hop. I have a full schedule of author interviews with book giveaways, agent spotlight interviews with query critique giveaways, and giveaway hops in 2026. I hope to see you on January 1st!

 

 

Dashing December Giveaway Hop

Happy Holidays Everyone! Today, I'm excited to participate in the Dashing December Giveaway Hop hosted by MamatheFox and MomDoesReviews. Are you ready for the holidays? I'm pretty ready for mine. I got most of my shopping done around Thanksgiving this year.  

Book of Your Choice or Amazon Gift Card Giveaway 

I’ve got a mostly middle grade choices from the last half of 2025 that you might like. You can also choose another book in the series by these authors or a book of your choice. You can find descriptions of these books on Goodreads. Here are your choices:

If you haven't found a book you want, you can win a $10 Amazon Gift Card.

 

Giveaway Details

To enter, all you need to do is be a follower of my blog (via the follower gadget, email, or bloglovin’ on the right sidebar) and leave a comment by December 31st telling me whether you want a book, and if so, which one, or the Amazon gift card and your email address. Be sure to include your email address. If I do not have your email (I can no longer get it from your Google Profile), you must leave it in the comments to enter the contest. Please be sure I have your email address. 

If you mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media sites and/or follow me on Twitter or Bluesky, mention this in the comments and I'll give you an extra entry for each. You must be 13 years old or older to enter. The book giveaway is U.S. only and the Amazon gift card giveaway is International.

Upcoming Interviews, Guest Posts, and Blog Hops 

Wednesday, December 17th, I have an agent spotlight interview with Marissa Cleveland and a query critique giveaway 

I hope to see you on Wednesday!

Happy Holidays! I'll be on break after Wednesday until January 1st when I'll be participating in another blog hop.

 

Here are all the blogs participating in this blog hop:

MamatheFox, Mom Does Reviews, and all participating blogs are not held responsible for sponsors who fail to fulfill their prize obligations.

Literary Agent Interview: Andie Smith Interview and Query Critique Giveaway

 Today I’m thrilled to have agent Andie Smith here. She’s an agent at Creative Media Agency. 

Hi­ Andie! Thanks so much for joining us. 

About Andie: 

1. Tell us how you became an agent, how long you’ve been one, and what you’ve been doing as an agent. 

I’m one of the few agents who came into publishing in a more unorthodox way. During my Master’s program (which is not related to publishing whatsoever) I decided to research internships I could do for credit, and stumbled upon publishing internships. I applied to so many both on the agency and editorial side, and managed to land one! I remember thinking, “If anything, I’m getting class credit and I get to read books all day” but it was about 2-3 weeks into the internship when I realized this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and not what I was going to school for. I stayed on as an intern for almost a year before being promoted to an agent position, and have since moved agencies but have officially been an agent for 2 years now. Since then it’s been a wild ride of queries, pitch events and conferences, and signing new clients. I’ve never looked back! 

About the Agency: 

2. Share a bit about your agency and what it offers to its authors. 

Creative Media Agency was founded by Paige Wheeler and our goal goes beyond just selling books to representing authors for their career. We believe in long-standing partnerships with our authors and are there for them in every step of their publishing journey. Our team focuses on career development and editorial guidance for every author who joins the CMA family. 

What She’s Looking For: 

3. What age groups do you represent—picture books, MG, and/or YA? What genres do you represent, and what are you looking for in submissions for these genres? 

As of now, I represent everything from picture books (based on referral at the moment) through adult fiction. From MG through Adult I am open to fantasy, mystery, thriller, contemporary, and eco-fiction. I’m looking for cozy and campy stories with a fresh voice that feel like a warm hug, or carry some levity but provide light at the end of the tunnel. My taste leans more commercial and I’m very plot driven—I want strong characters but I also need the backbone of the story to be there. 

4.  Is there anything you would be especially excited to seeing in the genres you are interested in?

I’m especially on the hunt for a YA thriller that will leave me on the edge of my seat, and a MG mystery series in the vein of Nancy Drew. For picture books, I want sweet and sentient stories and anything with an educational or environmental/STEM theme. In any genre, I’m always looking for eco-fiction themes (not dystopian) that demonstrate issues of climate change and sustainability in our own backyards. 

What She Isn’t Looking For: 

5. What types of submissions are you not interested in? 

I am not looking for historical fiction, horror, space operas, or nonfiction proposals. In most cases, I will shy away from stories with heavy themes or on-page mentions of rape, suicide and/or self-harm, cheating, and emotional or physical abuse. 

Agent Philosophy: 

6. What is your philosophy as an agent both in terms of the authors you want to work with and the books you want to represent? 

My philosophy is to think with my head and follow my heart, as cliché as that sounds. In the authors I work with and the books I want to represent, I am looking for stories that I fall in love with and ultimately can’t live without. I am looking for gaps in the market, and books that fill those gaps and makes a reader feel something, whatever world or storyline that may include. From there, the business side comes into play and once I have a book and an author that I cannot live without, I will fight every day for them in any capacity to bring their story to life and make their dreams come true, however long it may take. 

Editorial Agent: 

7. Are you an editorial agent? If so, what is your process like when you’re working with your authors before submitting to editors? 

Yes! I am extremely editorial, and the revision process is my favorite part of publishing. During the offer call, I go over my notes or basic ideas for revisions so the author knows my vision right away and can determine if I would be the best fit for their work. If so, then we move into the revision stage where they receive a full edit letter and comments in the manuscript for my notes. We typically do 2-3 rounds of edits across the board (developmental and then line edits) but more if needed. Once the manuscript is as strong as we can possibly make it both developmentally and on the line level, it’s ready for submission. 

Query Methods and Submission Guidelines: (Always verify before submitting) 

8. How should authors query you and what do you want to see with the query letter? 

Authors can find me on QueryTracker here: https://querytracker.net/query/AndieSmith/ 

I ask for the query letter, synopsis, and first three chapters. In the query letter, I like to see our metadata (title, word count, genre, comps), pitch (characters, plot, stakes), and author bio. For comps, I always tell authors to share what about your comps is similar to your story, what theme/trope/element are you trying to display? 

9.  Do you have any specific dislikes in query letters or the first pages submitted to you? 

I prefer when a query follows the standard format mentioned above, and don’t typically like when a query talks about why the book is the next best thing (which we all want it to be!) but doesn’t actually tell me anything about the book. Your pitch and ultimately for me, stakes, are the most important part of the query letter. 

For pages, it’s hard to say because it really comes down to fit but I love when we are dropped right into a world or setting and we start establishing our main character and their goals, motivation, and central conflict. I love seeing the inciting incident in the opening pages to keep me wanting to read more and ultimately request. 

Response Time: 

10. What’s your response time to queries and requests for more pages of a manuscript? 

Every agent is different and every single one of us gets behind even when we swear we won’t! That being said, I really try to stay caught up on queries and respond within 30-45 days, and right now I’m averaging about 3-4 months for a response on a full manuscript. 

Self-Published and Small Press Authors: 

11.  Are you open to representing authors who have self-published or been published by smaller presses? What advice do you have for them if they want to try to find an agent to represent them? 

Absolutely! As an author myself who publishes with small presses, I think this is a great first step someone can take into the industry if it’s right for the book in question. I found one of my authors from reading an ARC of her small press book, and had to work with her for what she’s writing next. As a freelance editor, I work with many self-published authors and think it is a great avenue that gets a lot of hate but really works for so many people. The beauty of publishing is you don’t have to lock in to one way, you can go from trad to self-pub and vice versa, or do both simultaneously if you desire. That being said, most agents and even editors are going to be looking at sales and reviews for taking on a self-published author. These two things are crucial to proving the book has merit and is making a splash in the industry, and have a better chance at seeing a positive outcome if these numbers are high. 

Clients: 

12. Who are some of the authors you represent? 

I represent many authors from picture books through adult fiction, such as Becky Cummings, Tristen Crone, Carole Stivers, Jessica K. Foster, and more! 

Interviews and Guest Posts: 

13. Please share the links to any interviews, guest posts, and podcasts you think would be helpful to writers interested in querying you. 

Flublishing Podcast: I cohost this with Carleen Geisler at P.S. Literary Agency. 

ProsePros: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/writing-advice-from-literary-agent-andie-smith/id1835741861?i=1000732821390&l=pt-BR 

Literary Blend: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-1-giving-and-receiving-feedback-with-andie-smith/id1734143486?i=1000648652089 

Path to Publication: https://path2pub.wordpress.com/2024/09/25/agent-interview-andie-smith/ 

The Aspiring Life: https://katrinacouch.substack.com/p/interview-with-literary-agent-andie 

Lit Agents Spill the tea: https://www.writingwithreed.com/post/lit-agents-spill-the-tea 

Links and Contact Info: 

14. Please share how writers should contact you to submit a query and your links on the Web. 

I am @andiesmithbooks on X, Instagram, and TikTok and writers can also find me on my website: https://www.andiesmithbooks.com/ 

QueryTracker: https://querytracker.net/query/AndieSmith/ 

Editorial Services: https://www.andiesmithbooks.com/editorial-services 

I also cohost a publishing podcast called Flublishing wherever you listen to your podcasts! 

AALA: https://aalitagents.org/author/andiesmith/ 

Additional Advice: 

15. Is there any other advice you’d like to share with aspiring authors that we haven’t covered? 

The simplest advice that is so true is: don’t give up and write the book. If you have a great idea, write it! Put it on paper and then decide what your goals are in publishing of how you want to get it out there. Don’t write for the market, don’t write for a trend, write the book you love and the book you wish you had at some point in your life. You won’t ever see the outcome if you don’t start! 

Thanks for sharing all your advice, Andie.

 Giveaway Details

­Andie is generously offering a query critique to one lucky winner. To enter, all you need to do is be a follower (via the follower gadget, email, or bloglovin’ on the right sidebar) and leave a comment through January 9th. If you do not want to enter the contest, that’s okay. Just let me know in the comments. If I do not have your email (I can no longer get it from your Google Profile), you must leave it in the comments to enter the contest. Please be sure I have your email address.

If you follow me on Twitter or Bluesky or mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog, mention this in the comments and I'll give you an extra entry. This is an international giveaway. 

Have any experience with this agent? See something that needs updating? Please leave a comment or email me at natalieiaguirre7@gmail.com 

Note: These agent profiles and interviews presently focus on agents who accept children's fiction. Please take the time to verify anything you might use here before querying an agent. The information found here is subject to change.

Upcoming Interviews, Guest Posts, and Blog Hops 

Wednesday, December 10th, I have an agent spotlight interview with Andie Smith and a query critique giveaway 

Monday, December 15th, I’m participating in the Dashing December Giveaway Hop 

Wednesday, December 17th, I have an agent spotlight interview with Marissa Cleveland and a query critique giveaway

I'll have more giveaway hops, author interviews and guest posts, and agent spotlight interviews starting on 1/1/2026. 

I hope to see you on Wednesday!

Author Interview: Sarvenaz Tash and The Treasure of Ocean Parkway Giveaway

 Happy Monday Everyone! Today I’m excited to have Sarvenaz Tash here to share about her new MG mystery, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway. This is a sequel to The Queen of Ocean Parkway, but it sounds like it can be read as a standalone. I love mysteries, and I’m excited to read this one. 

Here’s a blurb from Goodreads:

 

Two podcasting sleuths help their neighbor solve a cold case—one that’s literally etched into the walls of their Brooklyn apartment building—in this cozy, twisty-turny middle grade whodunnit from the author of The Queen of Ocean Parkway.

Twelve-year-old globetrotter Thea Lim-Lambert is spending a rare summer at home in Brooklyn, when she discovers a secret room in the back of her closet. There, among her grandfather Errol’s old diaries and peculiar carvings, is a clue Errol left to a massive hidden treasure. But to find it, she’ll need the help of two experienced sleuths—lucky for her, two of the best live in her building!

Roya and Amin’s mystery podcast has earned them a stellar reputation, but they never could have guessed that their latest case would send them on a wild scavenger hunt in their own building. Clue by clue, they search the building from roof to cellar (thanks to Roya’s mom’s master key). But just when a solution seems near, they realize an essential piece is missing—locked away where none of them can reach it. And unless Thea finds the courage to stand up to her family, the treasure of Ocean Parkway may be lost forever. .  .

Hi Sarvenaz! Thanks so much for joining us. 

1. Tell us about yourself and how you became a writer. 

I’ve actually wanted to be a children’s book author since I was seven years old! I was a big reader as a child, and nothing seemed as exciting to me as getting to have my own name on a book spine one day. I took a bit of a detour in college, majoring in film, where I quickly realized that I mostly wanted to write screenplays as opposed to being on set or directing movies. And I eventually found my way back to books via my middle grade debut, The Mapmaker and the Ghost, in 2012. 

2. Where did you get the idea for The Treasure of Ocean Parkway? 

The idea for the series as a whole definitely came from my Brooklyn neighborhood. It was also born a bit from the pandemic because back in 2020, I was really missing all the seemingly mundane neighborhood things I had often been doing with my kids like taking the subway, going to museums, or going to Coney Island. So a lot of those city-specific activities are very much at the heart of the series. 

Your Writing Process 

3. It’s cool that your story idea came from your neighborhood. How did you plot out The Treasure of Ocean Parkway? Do you have a plotting process you use for all your stories? 

I am very much an outliner and I usually use a combination of Scrivener and Plottr to help me plot out my book, though it’s usually after I’ve written something like 20-50 pages to get a feel for the characters and story first. I find outlining makes the process a whole lot less intimidating for me because thinking I’m going to write a whole novel feels overwhelming, but thinking I’m going to write a scene today that I already have some direction for feels a lot more manageable. 

4. Your process is an interesting way to plot a story. This is a sequel to The Queen of Ocean Parkway, but many reviewers said they read it as a standalone. Did you purposely write it like this? If so, why? 

That was definitely on purpose. I was thinking of it more like a classic mystery series, like Agatha Christie or Nancy Drew, where each book revolves around its own standalone mystery, though there are character arcs and plot points that do go throughout the series. I think it’s a slightly richer experience if you read both books, but either can certainly be read as a standalone without missing anything major. 

5. I like the kind of mystery series you describe as a model for yours. Roya and Amin are the main characters in book 1 too. How did you develop them as characters in The Treasure of Ocean Parkway given that some readers already know them from book 1 of the series? What advice do you have for writers on how to continue their characters’ personal growth throughout a series? 

This is a good question as this is my first series, and one of the reasons I tended to shy away from them and only work on standalones is I often felt that my characters had completed their arcs in one book. I overcame some of that fear by setting up certain parameters with this series: for example, the setting is a large building with the potential for many new tenants/characters and each mystery could be a standalone.  In The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, I introduced another kid tenant, Thea, who really takes over as the main protagonist of this book with Roya and Amin serving as more secondary characters. This helped me develop a new arc, while also furthering Roya and Amin’s growth by having them interact with a new character who inherently introduces a new dynamic to the duo. 

6. You write for middle grade, young adult, and adult stories. Why have you chosen to write for so many different age groups? 

I really like to stretch my writing muscles and I find writing for those different audiences each comes with its own sets of boons and challenges. I also like writing characters of different age groups and exploring the problems they may face in different phases of their life, and the age of my main character tends to determine the audience. And, finally, I get a little bored if I’m always writing the same thing and I like to learn something new with everything I write. Which is why, aside from being for different age groups, my books run the gamut from historical fiction to contemporary to magical realism to sci-fi.

Your Journey to Publication 

7. Your agent is Molly Ker Hawn. How did she become your agent and how did you get your first publishing contract? 

Molly is my third agent and I got her the old-fashioned way: by querying! She signed me on The Queen of Ocean Parkway. My first agent I got through a more unorthodox way: she was my teacher at the Gotham writing workshop classes I was taking, and when she branched out into agenting she offered to represent the book I was working on in the class. My first editor thought that the book was too short and sketched-out for her to sign (it was) but I had a humor blog at the time that she really liked (all about the wackiness of working in Times Square) and she gave me an R&R which eventually led to an offer. 

8. Share how you’ve been able to steadily publish books over the years and how your career as an author has grown. 

The main reason is that I’ve just kept on writing. I usually take a couple of weeks off in between projects, and then I’m working on something new, which is the best way I’ve found of keeping the anxiety of constantly waiting (which, let’s face it, is most of what publishing is) at bay. I think it has also helped that I’ve been able to pivot between age groups and genres like I have. And, finally, I just really love writing. Not publishing as a business, I don’t often love that so much. And I don’t always have an easy time getting the words out either. But as a whole, the process of hitting upon an idea and characters that I love and figuring out their story is just really fun for me. And whether or not I continue to publish, I can’t imagine myself stopping the writing part of it anytime soon. 

Promoting Your Book 

9. Your advice is great to keep on writing. How are you marketing The Treasure of Ocean Parkway? How has your strategies for promoting your books changed as you published more books? 

With middle grade, I’ve found that school visits and book festivals really do seem to be the best route to getting the book into the hands of its intended audience. I’ve also been incredibly lucky and very grateful for librarians who’ve embraced this series. It’s a bit different with young adult and adult books and I’ve found shifting my marketing strategy to suit each book’s genre and themes has been somewhat helpful. Though, at the end of the day, I can only do so much and I very firmly believe that the success of a book’s marketing is 99% in the hands of the publisher and what they decide to do with their reach. 

10. What are you working on now? 

I’m waiting to see if my publisher is going to buy the third book in The Queen of Ocean Parkway series, so that’s on deck if they do. But I’m also currently working on an adult romantic comedy and have a YA romantic comedy on sub. 

Thanks for sharing all your advice, Sarvenaz. You can find Sarvenaz at www.sarvenaztash.com or @SarvenazTash. 

Giveaway Details

Sarvenaz is generously offering a hardback of The Treasure of Ocean Parkway for a giveaway. To enter, all you need to do is be a follower of my blog (via the follower gadget, email, or bloglovin’ on the right sidebar) and leave a comment by December 20th. If I do not have your email (I can no longer get it from your Google Profile), you must leave it in the comments to enter the contest. Please be sure I have your email address. 

If you mention this contest on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media sites and/or follow me on Twitter or Bluesky or follow Sarvenaz on her social media sites, mention this in the comments, and I'll give you an extra entry for each. You must be 13 years old or older to enter. This book giveaway is U.S. 

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday is hosted by Greg Pattridge. You can find the participating blogs on his blog. 

Upcoming Interviews, Guest Posts, and Blog Hops 

Wednesday, December 10th, I have an agent spotlight interview with Andie Smith and a query critique giveaway 

Monday, December 15th, I’m participating in the Dashing December Giveaway Hop 

Wednesday, December 17th, I have an agent spotlight interview with Marissa Cleveland and a query critique giveaway 

I hope to see you on Wednesday!