Ashley Lopez
@ashleylopez.bsky.social
Literary agent. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a delusion. https://www.ashley-lopez.com
I had such a blast shooting the shit with fellow literary agent CeCe Lyra. Listen to us gab about AI, our agencies, and more!
Shooting the Shit Featuring Guest Literary Agent Ashley Lopez
Podcast Episode · The Shit No One Tells You About Writing · October 19 · Bonus · 56m
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Strikes don’t just work at the time—they keep working long after we’ve put away the handwarmers and posters and noisemakers. I’m so proud of @hcpunion.bsky.social, more than words can express.
Harper Collins Union Ratifies New Contract; Secures Highest Starting Pay in Publishing - Publishers Lunch
The Harper Collins Union, part of UAW Local 2110, has ratified a new contract, which mandates a starting salary of $52,500, for a 35-hour week—the highest in the industry. All covered employees will g...
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Not to assign homework the first week of school, but here’s some supplemental reading for my MSWL
A New Year's Apéritif
Allow me to reintroduce myself...
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The bag is lying deflated on the ground as the cat runs downtown to on a fresh adventure. See you in my new inbox, friends!
I turned my book in @scribnerbooks.bsky.social today, and I swear to whoever is running the account, you can add Taco Bell Quarterly next to Stephen King, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Corporate at Simon and Schuster already said it was already okay to add me in the bio, totally legit
My first draft of this story was in my notes app, bedraggled after a long day in the office, waiting for my train at Grand Central. Which I think is simply to say you don’t need an aesthetic setup to write. So start writing.
“Every time someone says her name, Smiley feels a chill as the girl she was supposed to be skids a long remember-me finger down her spine.” From the Archives: "Overlook," a short story by @ashleylopez.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/ZXCEHxn
I started a little substack that both is and isn’t about publishing and the art of crafting a literary novel. Come hang out with me! open.substack.com/pub/literall...
For Writers Who Want to Go Off-Book
What can we learn about the literary novel from Nathan Fielder getting weird in the world of aviation?
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You loved the White Lotus season 3 ending. You hated the White Lotus season 3 ending. All *I* care about is that there can be peace in my house again now that we no longer need to debate whether the theme song was better with the wee woos