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How to Get a Book Deal (without losing your mind!)

Caroline Madden is the author of The Marriage Vendetta (HarperCollins/Bonnier 2025) and The Village (out April 2027). She is represented by Katie Shea Boutillier and Rachel Saylor of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, and CAA for tv/film.

Newsletter · By Caroline Madden · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    43,000 Strangers Read My Viral Note This Week: here’s what it taught me about writing (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    🚨Agent Alert🚨 Legendary agents Eric Smith & CeCe Lyra are seeking submissions! (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    ✨Q&A with Tami Mugler who got HERSELF a book deal after 200 agent rejections! 💪 (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    🚨It’s Query Season: 5 Literary Agents Reopening in September!🍂 (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 29, 2026

    ✨9 Publishers Accepting UNAGENTED Manuscripts!✨ (opens the original)

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    If you’re new here, welcome to Rising Tide Writers, a newsletter community of 2.1k aspiring and published authors. I’m Caroline Madden, author of THE MARRIAGE VENDETTA (2025 HarperCollins/Bonnier) and THE VILLAGE (May 20th 2027). It took me more than a decade to get my first book deal, and in this newsletter I’m sharing all the things I wish I’d known back when I was getting buried under rejections!Morning fellow writers,I’m on a high this week because my editor se

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