ROGUE RECOMMENDATION — CLUE #1

by | Aug 6, 2019 | The Real Book Spy | 4 comments

It’s that time again—on August 16th, The Real Book Spy will reveal his August Rogue Recommendation. 
Each time we have given away recommended books. Six all total! This month we have a couple extra books to give away, courtesy of a Big 5 publisher. (Oops, bonus clue.) 
How can you win? All you need to do is share, comment or tweet the clues!
HERE’S CLUE #1
After struggling with their agent for several years, this author took their manuscript to a regional writers’ conference only to learn that their agent had died. A young editor at the conference took the manuscript home, pitched it to their publisher and the rest is history.

Watch for Clue #2 on August 9th!
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4 Comments

  1. Lisa Black

    I don’t know, but it sounds like a fascinating story!!

  2. Rogue Women Writers

    Can't wait to find out about this one!….Karna Small Bodman

  3. Gayle Lynds

    I'm thrilled to say that I gave the author an early career jacket blurb, & now I get to say "I knew him/her when!" 🙂

  4. Erica Obey

    Sounds like my kind of luck — at least up to "the agent died" part. Keep telling myself the happy ending is just around the corner with my next book.