Last week, my family and I took a four-day trip to New York City to do all the touristy things.

My wife and son had never been. It's been at least twenty years since I've been. Despite persistent rain, we had an excellent trip. We saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Othello (just me), Wicked (my wife and son), and Hugh Jackman Live: From New York with Love.

Bookwise, we visited the Strand ("18 miles of books!") and the New York Public Library, and I felt that every time I looked up during a walk, I saw a publisher's headquarters.

It made me want to do a return trip that's only literarily focused.

That's also a long preamble to get here: This week's newsletter will just be a few links to interesting, helpful content, which may be the format for this newsletter going forward as my work has picked up. (I'm currently booked until August.)

So I hope you get as much out of these links as I have.

• I loved Lincoln Michel's take on when it's OK to use adverbs.
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• If you want to get a better response (or a response at all) from agents, editors, and others in the publishing industry, read "Email Etiquette for Authors" from Brooke Warner.
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• I've had the pleasure of working with Anne Janzer on a project. She was immensely helpful. Currently, she's "considering offering a small-group, hands-on workshop this summer to help nonfiction authors plan and create workbooks." If you're interested, here are the details for The Workbook Workshop.
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• If you're an aspiring author who feels alone and stuck completing your first book, please take this short survey for new authors. It's from a former client who's seeking to build a program to help first-time authors. (His name is also Blake, so by the code of Blakeness, I have to share the link.)
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• If you're in the Dallas area, I'll be speaking on pricing and selling your work as a writer at the Art Boost Conference at SMU on June 28. The event starts June 27 and promises to be practically helpful to creatives of all types who want to "build sustainable careers while driving positive community change."

What's the best literary thing you've read, listened to, or watched this past week?

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