Archive - Jenna's Substack - Author + Agent + Human

So you got film agent interest

A walk-thru of signing with a film co-agent, what that means, and when the Big Bucks hit

Jun 24 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

Thoughts on going viral over the weekend

And the cost of visibility

Jun 17 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

How to ask for blurbs as a debut author

And why it's more effective for YOU to do the outreach

Jun 10 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

My First Client Book Is In the World!

Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Jun 3 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

May 2025

May officially kicked my a$$

A recap of a (brutal) month-in-the-life

May 27 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

I just got an email about my option book

...and it was exactly what I expected 👀

May 20 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

Which takes priority: authoring or agenting?

...and how I approach my two roles in publishing

May 13 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

The "One Thing" business principle...applied to agenting

...and how that's helped me prioritize tasks in my first 15 months of agenting

May 6 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

April 2025

Whoops, I read my reviews

On authors and reader reviews

Apr 29 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

6 Things That Surprised Me After Becoming an Agent

Random thoughts on a Tuesday

Apr 22 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

Two new trends in querying

Agent guides and transparency during offers

Apr 15 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

A day in my life as an agent/author

Calls, emails, shirts I should burn, and tacos

Apr 8 •

Jenna Satterthwaite

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