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The Query Letter That Landed Me a Literary Agent
Plus a step by step guide to how I *actually* found representation for my upmarket novel
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
A Long Awaited Yes
How I found my literary agent!
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
5 Revision Tactics to Elevate Your Draft (Inspired by Weird Girl Lit)
Adding a little weird to any manuscript can only make it better.
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
If writing your first novel draft feels painful, start here.
6 reasons writing feels like pulling teeth and how to get through it.
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Let’s Write Your Novel. Together.
Join my challenge!
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Read These 8 Literary Books About Girlhood to Become a Better Writer
Mastering first-person voice, exploring toxic intimacy and how obsession, memory, and longing can power your plot
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Hold It All Loosely
How I wrote my first novel + novel #2 plans
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
How to RESET YOUR WRITING LIFE Mid-Year
A 5 step reframe to get back on track and write your little heart out
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Becoming the Kind of Person Who Finishes Things
a little pep talk for those who don't want to quit in 2026
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
The Uncertainty of This Writing Life
Panic on New Year's Day
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Authentic Visibility: A Writer’s Dilemma
Why I Tried TikTok and Reframing My Attitude Around Social Media
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Can you?
On pregnancy and my current writing life
 • Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
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