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!

 

Life After an Agent Breakup by Author LL. Madrid and My Lips, Her Voice Giveaway and IWSG Post

 Happy Wednesday Everyone! Today, I’m excited to have L.L. Madrid here to share a guest post about life after breaking up with an agent to celebrate the release of her YA novel, My Lips, Her Voice. It sounds like an intriguing mystery, and I’m looking forward to reading it. 

Here’s a blurb from Goodreads:

 

Copper City’s bloody history is steeped in ghost stories and whispers of serial killers, but three girls have caught the attention of something far more sinister.

A grandmother tormented by visions tried to warn the town, but no one listened. Now, a haunted inheritance has passed to her granddaughters, Audrey and Mara. When Mara’s body is discovered in the old mine, Audrey fears her grandmother’s premonition is manifesting.

The nightmare begins as Mara’s spirit returns—lurking under Audrey’s skin, hellbent on vengeance and desperate to rekindle things with her former girlfriend, Zadie. Willing to hijack Audrey’s body to get what she wants, Mara drags them both into a deadly pursuit.

When another girl in town goes missing, Audrey, Mara, and Zadie know the killer has struck again. In a fight to solve Mara’s death and uncover the mystery of disappearances in Copper City, the girls soon find themselves at war with each other. How do you survive long enough to hunt a murderer on the loose if the person inside you might kill you first?

 

Before I get to L.L.’s guest post, I have my IWSG post: 

Posting: The first Wednesday is officially Insecure Writer's Support Group Day. 

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds! 

The awesome co-hosts this month are: Tara Tyler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, Liza, and me! 

Optional Question: As a writer, what was one of the coolest gifts you’ve received? 

The coolest gift I ever received was my first laptop when I turned 50. My sister and husband bought it for me. We were at a family reunion, and they surprised me with an early birthday present. I  had no idea I was getting a laptop. We had a PC, and Rudy had a work laptop. But it made life much easier when I got a laptop to use for my blog and writing. 

Now here’s L.L.! 

No Longer Repped By: Life After an Agent Breakup 

By L.L. Madrid 

After completing a book, getting an agent is the first major hurdle on the path to traditional publishing. I queried three different projects for six years while researching agents, reading up on “the call,” and fantasizing about the day I’d get to put “repped by” in my social media bios. 

My agent story is fairly common; they had my full when I got an offer from another agent. I nudged, had a few more calls, and the person who became my agent shared my vision for the book and offered valuable insight. Simply signing with an agent felt like a dream come true.

 
Then, while I was deep in revisions, prepping my book for sub, my agent emailed me that she was leaving agenting for a different career. Reading her words, I felt hot, as if a fever had struck me. I had no plan for this, and in my naivety, I never imagined that my agent might leave. It had taken me so long to get representation, and the idea of going back into the query trenches brought me to tears. 

At the end of the email there was a glimmer of hope. My agent had a colleague who’d read the book and wanted to chat if I was interested. In the time between the email and the call, I scoured the internet for advice on what to do if, suddenly, you no longer had an agent. The lack of information I found was disappointing. There was plenty of discourse on leaving “schmagents,” but I found little reassurance about what to do after you quietly remove the “repped by” from your bio.  

Almost four years later, my circle of writer friends has grown tremendously, and I now know that having a “forever agent” isn’t that common. Recently, I met with a group of six writers, and the topic of agents came up. Out of the group, four were on their second or even third agent. We shared our stories, and one thing rang true: when so much emphasis is placed on finding an agent, people aren’t exactly eager to publicly discuss losing theirs. 

I was lucky that when I found myself agentless, it was only for a brief stint. The interested colleague ultimately sold my book and is still my brilliant agent, Ellen Goff. It was truly the best-case scenario.  

However, that’s often not the case, so if anyone reading this is a writer panicking because, for whatever reason, things aren’t working out with their agent, I wanted to offer more, so I asked my friend A.J. Van Belle if they could share some of their knowledge. A.J.’s thoughts on the subject are particularly valuable as they experienced an agent breakup as a writer and A.J. is now an agent themself. 

Leigh (L.L.): Why did you part ways with your agent?  

A.J.: In early 2021, due to pandemic financial losses, my then-agent’s agency abruptly told her to let most of her clients go. She seemed as surprised as I was. Not long afterward, she left agenting entirely. 

Leigh: It took you 15 months to gain new representation. Did your former agent offer any support in the transition?  

A.J.: She did offer to have a phone call for emotional support, but she didn’t have any practical recommendations or assistance. 

Leigh: If you could have a conversation with your past self about the situation, what advice would you give?  

A.J.: I would remind myself that this change made way for a partnership with a different agent who’s a much better fit for me. I would also tell myself not to worry so much about the optics of the situation. At the time, I was very concerned that if I let people know what happened, most people would jump straight to the conclusion that the agent had dropped me because she lacked confidence in my work. Now-me would very much like to reassure then-me that everyone in the publishing industry knows that changes of representation happen regularly, and they’re rarely a reason to look down on the writer. I would tell myself I didn’t have to feel so alone and didn’t need to be ashamed of having to seek new representation.  

Leigh: From an agent’s perspective, what is the first thing (after wallowing) that a writer should do after parting ways with their agent?  

A.J.: First, evaluate whether you’re in a place to query again with the manuscript your previous agent represented. If your newest and best manuscript has already been on sub, or if it already thoroughly made the querying rounds before you signed with your now-former agent, the next thing to do is to focus on writing a brilliant new book. If you do have a book ready for querying right away, the next thing to do is to reach out to writer friends and ask which agents they recommend querying. Do your research as to who might be a good fit. New agents may have come on the scene since you last queried; get a sense for their wish lists and put them on your query list. Take your time refining your query, asking beta readers for feedback and strengthening your pitch. 

Leigh: Should writers mention they were formerly agented in their query letter? If so, how do you recommend they word it?  

A.J.: It’s absolutely fine to mention it. You could say something like, “My previous agent and I parted amicably because [he/she/they] [retired/no longer reps my genre].” Note: you don’t have to provide a reason, especially if it feels too complicated to state in just a few words. So, for example, you might say, “After parting amicably with my former agent, I’m querying [TITLE], which has never been submitted to publishers.” 

Leigh: Say a writer gets a call with a new agent. What can they expect to discuss regarding their agented past? 

A.J.: If you’ve been previously agented, this will probably come up in the offer call. At that point, you can keep it fairly simple, similar to what I’ve suggested for wording that could be included in the query letter; but it also allows for slightly more nuanced comments on the previous relationship and why it ended. However, there’s still no reason to go into great detail. The offering agent will mainly want to know (1) that the manuscript they’re interested in has not already made the rounds with publishers and (2) a brief mention of what the reason for parting was. That doesn’t mean the new agent needs to hear every detail, but there’s no reason to feel you have to hide anything. 

Leigh: One of my fears about losing my first agent was that there might be a bias against writers who’d parted ways with their agents, or that it might be viewed as a red flag. What are your thoughts? 

A.J.: Speaking from my own perspective, I actually perk up when I see a previously agented writer in my inbox. Because their work is strong enough that it has already gained representation, a previously agented author is likely to continue producing professional manuscripts with the potential for publication. 

Leigh: If a colleague left publishing, would you consider taking on any of their clients?  

A.J.: I would strongly consider it, since I wouldn’t want to see their clients “orphaned.” However, I would only take them on if I felt we were truly a good fit, because every writer deserves an agent who’s passionate about their work. 

Leigh: Thank you, A.J.! Check here to see A.J.’s query status. 

Every writer’s path to publication is full of plot twists, and losing an agent is a common trope. Traditional publishing is a business. People have different work styles and goals, and sometimes they change careers. Parting ways with an agent isn’t the end of the world or the end of your writing career; it’s simply a revision. 

Thanks for sharing all your advice, L.L.! You can find L.L. at: 

Social Media Links:

Website: www.llmadridwrites.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/llmadridwrites/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/llmadridwrites.bsky.social

Buy Links:

https://creaturehorror.com/books/my-lips-her-voice

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-lips-her-voice-l-l-madrid/1147027986?ean=9781951971342

https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-lips-her-voice-l-l-madrid/c2edecf7bb1ee392?ean=9781951971342&next=t&next=t

AJ’s query status link (hyperlinked earlier): https://www.thebookeralbertagency.com/aj-van-belle.html

Giveaway Details

L.L. is generously offering a paperback of My Lips, Her Voice 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 13th. 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 L.L. 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. 

Upcoming Interviews, Guest Posts, and Blog Hops 

Monday, December 7th, I have an interview with Sarvenaz Tash and a giveaway of The Treasure of Ocean Parkway 

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 Monday!

 

 

Holly Jolly Giveaway Hop

 

Happy Monday Everyone! Today I'm excited to participate in the Holly Jolly Giveaway Hop hosted by MamatheFox and MomDoesReviews. For those who celebrate, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving and have lots to be thankful for. I had a good Thanksgiving with my daughter, son-in-law, and his family. I'm always so grateful his family includes me. Now I'm working on my holiday list. which is always fun. 

Book of Your Choice or Amazon Gift Card Giveaway 

Since not that many books are published at the end of the year, I've picked some middle books released in the first half of the year. 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:

 

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 November 30th 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 3rd, I have a guest post by Leigh Madrid and a giveaway of her YA My Lips, Her Voice, and my IWSG post

Monday, December 7th, I have an interview with Sarvenaz Tash and a giveaway of The Treasure of Ocean Parkway 

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!

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.