good kwento

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Welcome to goodkwento with Noelle, where “kwento” means story, so hence – a space of good story. This is my personal professional hub of all things publishing. You’ll find all of my offerings from what type of projects I take on, who the clients are that I represent, the type of editorial practices that I have, and both my expectations and responsibilities as a literary agent and publishing professional.

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Literary Agent

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Hello! Are you an aspiring writer?

I'm here to support and champion your story. 

You've spent years dedicated to telling a powerful narrative or envisioning a moving nonfiction project, and you've finally written the full manuscript or proposal. You've taken a look or three (or more!) at your work and have edited it to the best of your ability, and now you're on the precipice of the next step — querying for the perfect fit of representation. Good Kwento could be a resource for you with the following:  

  • if you're not sure about where to start with the querying process and could use a playbook

  • if the publishing world feels like inside baseball and you're searching for resources to help decode it all 

  • if you're confident in the strength of your work and feel like you and I could be a good fit as collaborative partners

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Here’s how I can help you:

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    Looking for representation? Take a look at my Manuscript Wishlist under my Services!

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    Wanting to understand the industry a bit more? Peruse through the Resources Blog for some of my personal insights.

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    Need support navigating your road toward publication? Here are some Helpful Tools for you.

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A Pleasure to Meet You!

Welcome to Good Kwento, I'm Noelle! Story obsessed, mama of a gorgeous shiba inu and beautiful boy, and enthusiastic to support you in your publishing journey — whether your goal is on entering the publishing industry as a hopeful-publishing-professional or on cracking the code on publishing within the industry as a writer! I'm here to champion you and your work, find potential collaborators, and illuminate some of the unknowns when it comes to navigating the publishing space. 

I represent both fiction and nonfiction writers, and for writers that I do not represent, I enjoy providing publishing information to help you find your perfect fit. I also enjoy illuminating my own literary journey as anecdotal storytelling should you be hoping to enter the industry!

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👩🏽‍💻👀 explored the GOOD KWENTO space yet? in addition to my services as a literary agent, you could also tune into the blog for some of my personal thoughts on the publishing sphere as well as my client updates! link to GOOD KWENTO is in my
✨ excited for our creative partnership, @kuliashawrites! ✨
🥁📣 *drum rooooll*: A News Announcement! It’s been a long time coming, but I’m so happy to share that I’ve finally launched the GOOD KWENTO website! Take a gander and explore my place and space of “good story.” 🤩 lin
🌀I don’t tend to be a huge fan of stream-of-conscious narratives, but not only did NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS feel uncanningly relevant for where and how we are in the world (or America?) today, but the eventual turn into the heartache (and