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Hannah

@palindrometodd.bsky.social

Literary agent. Grotesquely optimistic. All views my own. ✨ No pitches via DM please ✨ She/her

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Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trying to build up my Blue Sky feed into what my Twitter feed used to be... Does anyone have recommendations of some great accounts they follow? Doesn't even need to be book related but humour/good news/people being nerdily passionate about things all appreciated!

Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Which UK fiction editors love an RPG? TTRPG or otherwise? Wave at me if you love things like Zelda, Final Fantasy, D&D or even some cosy farming sims. I feel like there's a load of us out there, but I need the fellow nerds to reveal themselves 🤓⚔️

Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

God, isn't this exhausting? We're all so tired! Not only is the criteria SO odd (prizes skew towards literary fiction) but this doesn't reflect many books bringing in so much money to the industry. But an editor is so much more than this... As is the whole teams behind these successes.

The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 2y ago

Using a formula based on Nielsen BookScan TCM sales and literary prize success, our first editor ranking highlights those making waves in the sector. Read about our top 30 Editors of the Year 👇 www.thebookseller.com/features/won... #BookSky

Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is such a great point! All my authors, please print this and put it wherever you write 🩷 Take the pressure off yourselves for everything to be perfect. It's what keeps structural editors, copyeditors and proofreaders in jobs!

C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social · 2y ago

The dirty little open secret to writing is that no one will ever know, nor care, how many drafts of a thing were written - people will only ever care about the crafted thing, and will, despite all knowledge to the contrary, assume it came out fully formed that way. No one thinks about shit drafts.

C.J. Tudor - Author@cjtudor.bsky.social · 2y ago

As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

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Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Non-book related advice please! Having a bout of insomnia & can't handle being a zombie for any longer SO, any tips? I've tried: - no caffeine - baths before bed - no phone before bed - melatonin - Kalms The main issue is staying asleep & entering deep sleep. My fitbit is concerned...

Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi! My name is Hannah & I'm a literary agent for commercial fiction. It's Working In Publishing week and my top advice is to think outside the box & to hold the friends you make close! The people of publishing (editors, agents, authors) are the best bit... Even more so than the books!

This graphic explains my route to publishing. I went to uni & did publishing (not necessary but the overview of the industry and the people I met were so valuable). I then got an internship at Bookouture which was then a teeny tiny digi-first publisher, but is now a major division of Hachette. I went into editorial and worked at Canelo, harper Collins, head of Zeus and more. I loved editorial but working in-house wasn't for me. I then got approached about a job as a commercial fiction agent, which was my dream! The people you meet are so key. The text is surrounded by images of key stages of my career and people I've met!
Hannah@palindrometodd.bsky.social · 2y ago

A day made up of all my favourite things: Natural History Museum, theater trip, visit to Gosh! Comics & lots of time with my dad 💖 Very glad the big nerd raised me to be just the same way.

The view in London's Natural History Museum, across the Hintze hall from the giant sequoia. You can see the sun coming through the windows in the ceiling and lighting up Hope, the skeleton of the blue whale that hangs from the roofA photo of the Harold Pinter theater with posters showing David Tennant as Macbeth. It was very good & super interesting audio set up ... We all had to wear headphones throughout (or connect to the audio loop system). Really recommend!