A (Hope)ful Blog

Before I became a literary agent, I absolutely hated form rejections. After I became a literary agent, I still absolutely hated these.

My marketing director at IlluminateYA encouraged us to post on Instagram each day in July. This freaked me out.

Join us and meet Michelle Medlock Adams, bestselling author, publisher representative, literary services manager, and bass fisher.

If there's anything more frustrating than hundreds of hours of editing and marketing, it's trying to explain to non-writers why you

There hasn't been a new blog post in a while for a reason. I needed a break.

Although writers who latch onto trends may make a quick buck, their books may not last quite as long as books written by the heart.

My debut launches tomorrow. Although this thrills me, if I could go back, I'd give myself the following advice.

We all feel like impostors. But your work is worth it and worthy, so keep going after you read this blog post.

It seems simple. But Amazon can and does take down reviews. So here's how to avoid your review disappearing.

Authors like to push the envelope, but when should you go very controversial in your writing?