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Successful Queries: Julie Gourinchas and “The Devil Knows Her Name,” by C.N. Vair
Welcome back to the Successful Queries series. In this installment, find a query letter to agent Julie Gourinchas (Bell Lomax Moreton) for C.N. Vair’s debut novel, The Devil Knows Her Name, which...
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Flashback Friday. I independently published my first novel in 2022. It's not fantasy or horror or speculative in any way, but it was the story I needed to exorcise before I could put anything else to paper—the cathartic write that paved the way for everything else.
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now-4/
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Consumed by an odd idea, I think I've written a somehow darkly funny literary fiction:
Of Balance & Loss.
Ella, an accountant, loses her job to AI, becoming the escort Miss Eloise.
Months after suffering an assault, she intervenes in a mugging, but finds the victim is the young woman involved in her own trauma.
Against her better judgement, she takes in the young addict, and they attempt to balance their meta emotional accounts. -
Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now-6/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now-3/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Country Tides is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Country-Tides-Nicole-Higginbotham-Hogue-ebook/dp/B0H29FB6FF/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn't a crazy partier, and she has […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/country-tides-is-out-now-4/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now-5/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Waiting on a Reason is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Reason-California-Interns-Book-ebook/dp/B0H3NGDZGN/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description When Heather Martinez breaks up with Christina, she feels like all hope is lost when it comes to love.She dismisses her intention to get married and her plans on starting a family […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/waiting-on-a-reason-is-out-now-3/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Country Tides ON SALE TODAY
https://www.amazon.com/Country-Tides-Nicole-Higginbotham-Hogue-ebook/dp/B0H29FB6FF/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn't a crazy partier, and she has […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/country-tides-on-sale-today/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Country Tides is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Country-Tides-Nicole-Higginbotham-Hogue-ebook/dp/B0H29FB6FF/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn't a crazy partier, and she has […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/country-tides-is-out-now-3/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Country Tides is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Country-Tides-Nicole-Higginbotham-Hogue-ebook/dp/B0H29FB6FF/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn't a crazy partier, and she has […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/country-tides-is-out-now/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/18/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now-2/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Country Tides is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Country-Tides-Nicole-Higginbotham-Hogue-ebook/dp/B0H29FB6FF/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description Life is a normal routine for Jane Allman. She wakes up, feeds her animals, tends to her garden, and from time to time, she calls her sister. She isn't a crazy partier, and she has […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/18/country-tides-is-out-now-2/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Waiting on a Reason is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Reason-California-Interns-Book-ebook/dp/B0H3NGDZGN/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description When Heather Martinez breaks up with Christina, she feels like all hope is lost when it comes to love.She dismisses her intention to get married and her plans on starting a family […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/waiting-on-a-reason-is-out-now/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Despite the Chaos is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H93ZQW8J?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YHks8C38fqU4GeFYJb9HNyt_fslzybiP_wcjwcyooANvwkt-V0pgGlzBBr0iSSGLZ-gGrGJCjukgGB42luXYdxcmiewmn-VbhXzTl7pIKP2xLMgnUH_sWTferynAaIIU2nFrCIJI2irKiLzRWZcPaWGK8HOKWYMTbqNN3GiGA4ToEi_fdzLghA-R9GY_ngC9QHClUkinPxv3x5czEABagUauhWt9an1IUbR2aSedpXk.4cz1NsibKdJs1C0d45IS8GSijofJieDlm3AeP6g2UoI&dib_tag=AUTHOR Description Fay Nunez isn’t exactly the life of the party. In fact, she does her best to avoid social […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/despite-the-chaos-is-out-now/
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Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue @higginbothampublications.wordpress.com@higginbothampublications.wordpress.com ·
Waiting on a Reason is Out Now!
https://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Reason-California-Interns-Book-ebook/dp/B0H3NGDZGN/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qlQuN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_p=f8e88413-4697-42ea-9bf7-b28eb886330d&pf_rd_r=132-5138515-6256358&pd_rd_wg=plcXa&pd_rd_r=a6bbea14-5956-49b7-9d53-b8d72d73f430 Description When Heather Martinez breaks up with Christina, she feels like all hope is lost when it comes to love.She dismisses her intention to get married and her plans on starting a family […]https://higginbothampublications.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/waiting-on-a-reason-is-out-now-2/
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#storygraphchallenge #2026authors #debutnovel #debutnovel #books
Hell's Heart - Alexis Hall
The Geomagician - Jennifer Mandula
Devil in the Deep - Falencia Jean-Francios
The Poet Empress - Shen Tao
Bury the Sea - Mona Tewari
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When Literary Titan Put My Book on Their Podcast
There are certain moments in an author's journey that stand out forever. Publishing a book is already a surreal experience. For years, a story exists only in your imagination. It lives inside your head. Then, eventually, you take that idea and turn it into something physical. You write the words, edit the manuscript, format the pages, create the cover, and finally release it into the world. But once a book is released, something else happens. You have to let go. The story that was once […] -
The Time I Sent a YouTuber Fan Mail
There are certain moments in life that feel almost impossible to predict. They are the kinds of moments that, years earlier, would have sounded like unrealistic daydreams. You imagine them happening to someone else, not to you. Then, one day, life surprises you. Recently, I experienced one of those moments. For the first time in my life, I sent fan mail to a YouTuber. Not only that, but the package contained something far more personal than a letter or a piece of merchandise. Instead, I […] -
Margo Milburn’s Debut Novel Pasties and Passions Under Penlowan Lighthouse goes live on 6/22
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wT53OODtjic Pasties and Passion Under Penlowan Lighthouse by Margo Milburn She fled 300 miles from a shattered marriage... and ran straight into her second chance. When Maria catches her husband in a passionate kiss with the neighbor, she doesn’t hesitate. That same night, she packs her bags, rents a remote Cornish cottage over the phone, and drives to the ancient fishing village of Penlowan — nestled beneath the protective glow of the iconic […] -
Soft Launch: A Coming-of-Adulthood Novel "The biggest risk is staying the same" Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Sarah Vacchiano Rating: 4.0/5 (3,109 Reviews) #comingofage #womenfiction #romance #law #booksky #books #career #startingover #debutnovel
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Loon Point: A Novel "We hurt and we wait. But love's never too late" Sale: $3.99 to $1.99 by Carrie Classon Rating: 4.5/5 (1,801 Reviews) #contemporary #fiction #smalltown #family #books #booksky #feelgood #debutnovel
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From working as a futurist to inhabiting a world of magical cats that speak Basque—Christian Bieck retired and ended up with his debut YA novel published through Guardbridge Books!
https://britishfantasysociety.org/from-pen-to-print-christian-bieck/
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Loon Point: A Novel "We hurt and we wait. But love's never too late" Sale: $3.99 to $1.99 by Carrie Classon Rating: 4.5/5 (1,779 Reviews) #fiction #family #smalltown #booksky #books #debutnovel #heartwarming #readmore
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To Every Writer, Author, and Reader Out There — I Want to Tell You About My Book
I want to talk about my debut novel, "Wonderment Within Weirdness." Not in a sales pitch kind of way, not with a rehearsed elevator pitch or a list of reasons you absolutely must buy it right now. I just want to talk about it honestly, the way I would if we were sitting somewhere having a real conversation. I have been thinking a lot lately about how to share this book with more people, particularly with the writing and reading communities that I genuinely respect and engage with, and I […] -
Wonderment Within Weirdness and the Many Inspirations Behind It
No story exists in a vacuum. Every piece of media, every book, every show, every game—it all comes from somewhere. From what we watch, what we read, what we play, what we experience, and even who we meet along the way. Wonderment Within Weirdness is no different. In fact, one of the defining aspects of the book is just how many different inspirations come together to shape it. And not in a way where it feels copied or stitched together—but in a way where everything blends into […] -
Writing a Debut Novel—Expectation Vs. Reality
Author Georgia McVeigh shares her experience of writing a debut novel and breaks down her expectations versus reality.
The post Writing a Debut Novel—Expectation Vs. Reality appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-a-debut-novel-expectation-vs-reality#WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #debutauthor #DebutNovel #novelwriting
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Welcome to our newest #BookSky Author in Residence, @[email protected] ! 💙📚 Joanne Merriam's debut novel AETHER AND EGO is out with Inanna this September. Visit her website to learn more 👉🏻 https://linktr.ee/joannemerriam