Welcome

Launched in 2017, The Bindery is a literary agency that serves both first-time and established writers. We secure competitive book deals for our clients and work for their publishing interests in a wide variety of formats, mediums, and genres.

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About Us

Launched in 2017, The Bindery now consists of a team of literary agents committed to providing targeted, experienced, and strategic publishing guidance for each author we serve, anchored by shared values of professionalism, mutual respect, publishing expertise, strategy, editorial development, and love for books.

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Podcast

On Publishing is a podcast about books and publishing hosted by Alex Field and Ingrid Beck. Each episode features an interview with a publishing professional, including book editors and publishers, marketers and publicists, book designers and sales executives, as well as writers and authors from all categories and genres of publishing.

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Submissions

Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to The Bindery. Although we will consider every book project submitted, we do not accept queries by phone, fax, mail, or in-person delivery.

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Articles
The Anatomy Of A Compelling Book Proposal
The Anatomy Of A Compelling Book Proposal

Whatever the premise, you’re writing a book. You want to share something with the world. An idea. A story. You’ve outlined the concept, or written the entire thing, beginning to end—either way, what now? Creating a compelling book proposal is your first step to getting your book to the right publisher.

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What Kind Of Advance Should I Expect?
What Kind Of Advance Should I Expect?

I meet with and talk to first-time authors regularly and many of them often eventually work their way around to some version of this question over the course of our conversation:

So… like… what kind of advance should I expect?

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Royalties: How Do Publishers Pay Authors?
Royalties: How Do Publishers Pay Authors?

Writers and authors hoping to make publishing a part of their life’s work must know about royalties and how they work. Yes, maybe you have a literary agent, or a spouse who is an accountant, but still, it's important to know what you're getting into. So I’m going to share a brief overview of royalties, what they are, and some of what you might expect to see in a variety of book deals today.

Let’s begin with the basics: What are royalties?

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Ten Marks Of A Poor Query Letter
Ten Marks Of A Poor Query Letter

Every writer faces the climb that is writing his or her book. However, once that hard work is done, there are other steep mountains on the horizon. Those might include: finding a literary agent, signing with a reputable publisher, building an online presence, marketing your book, doing interviews about the book, creating a social media following, and much more.

If you’ve just finished your great American novel, your manifesto about business negotiation, or your nonfiction self-help book about improving self-esteem—and if you have a manuscript sitting on your hard drive ready for the world to read—it's probably time to master the art of the query letter.

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