Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator 📚
@vickyweberbooks.bsky.social
Literary Agent at Fuse Literary ❤ Publishing Coach + 🇵🇷 Children's Book Author repped by Amy Giuffrida @kissbyink.bsky.social 👉 https://vickyweberbooks.substack.com/p/start-here
What are your tricks for creating writing time?
The past two weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster, but I'm truly excited for what's to come!
👉🏽 Audiobooks are reading 👉🏽 Books are political 👉🏽 YOU—WILL—NOT—TAKE—MY—EM—DASHES Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Literary agents looking for cozy fantasy - text/email/carrier pigeon me! I've got a coaching student who has a hook that is 🔥 🔥 🔥
Preorders until TONIGHT are 25% off at @barnesandnoble with code PREORDER25 at checkout. Support the authors! Spread the word! #BNPreorder
People always think I'm joking when I say I don't sleep. And I am. But also...I'm not. 😂 #insomnia
Popping in to say: @barnesandnoble is running 25% off preorders with code PREORDER25 through Sept 11th, and my authors would be thrilled to see their books on your shelves!
Work-life balance? What's that? I've never heard of that in my life 🙃
Prologues are fine. There's nothing *wrong* with prologues. Just...most books don't need them. 🫣
Describe your manuscript or WIP...badly! Go!
Read your option clause before you sign a pub deal. That one paragraph can potentially cost you years of your career.
TOMORROW Reedsy Learning is hosting How to Self-Publish a Bestseller in 2026. Get $20 off with my link 👇 reedsy.com/learning/eve...
Anyone else going to be at WriterCon??
I was interviewed in The Bottom Line about this roughly a year ago, but I think much of my advice still stands: janefriedman.com/agents-and-p...
Agents and Publishers Confront AI Use in Submissions | Jane Friedman
I spoke to agents and publishers to ask how much evidence of AI use they’re seeing in submitted materials and why they ask about AI use at the query stage.
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Reedsy's doing a self-publishing conference Sep 5th and 6th. You get $20 off if you use my link! reedsy.com/learning/eve...
How to Self-publish a Bestseller in 2026
In this special two-day conference, we're bringing together leading voices in the indie publishing world to show you how to self-publish your next book.
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If you’ve watched a dozen videos promising a "secret formula" for what literary agents are looking for in 2026, you might have noticed something: the advice is constantly changing. Well, here's my take on it: youtu.be/H2_gVt1tH0w
WhatLiteraryAgentsLookfor in 2026
If you’ve watched a dozen videos promising a "secret formula" for what literary agents are looking for in 2026, you might have noticed something: the advice ...
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If you're curious how much an author makes, Chelsea has a great breakdown:
Author Income Streams: Become a Full-Time Author
Ever wondered the truth about children's book author income and how much picture book authors actually make? If you want to turn your writing passion into a ...
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My son gives the most sincere, heartfelt hugs and then immediately wipes his hands on me like I'm a napkin. 😑
My kids have decided the floor is lava again and I, an adult with responsibilities, am now also committed to the bit.
Reedsy is doing a two-day virtual self-publishing conference September 5th and 6th, and you get $20 off if you use my link! 🤗 reedsy.com/learning/?re...
What is your audiobook listen speed?
"Is my genre dead" hits my inbox all. the. time. Genres don't die. They cool off and heat back up. Write what you want to write. The market will come around eventually.
Sending a client's book on sub feels like walking them to the first day of school.
The previous help I had is moving on to bigger and better things (can't WAIT to share deets!!) so I'm looking for a PT assistant! 🔗 to apply: forms.gle/CQfcdvd2Lbs4...
Random trend: I'm hearing lots of editors requesting villains who are just villains. Not morally grey, no relatable backstory. Just bad guys that are bad and there's no changing them. Not really my jam, but seems like it's making a comeback.
I looooooooove calling a client with good news. 👀