Ed Wood
@edwoodagent.bsky.social
Literary Agent and Director of Fiction Development at The Blair Partnership.
Crime, thriller, mystery, book club, gothic. All views my own.
Submissions: https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-submissions/
Crime, thriller, mystery, book club, gothic. All views my own.
Submissions: https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-submissions/
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Ed Wood
@edwoodagent.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Literary & Entertainment Agents | The Blair Partnership
The Blair Partnership literary & entertainment agents are always actively looking for promising new writers and established talent to represent.
www.theblairpartnership.com
I'm now open for submissions at
@tbpagency.bsky.social! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction:
More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...
Submissions guidance here: www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub...
@tbpagency.bsky.social! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction:
More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...
Submissions guidance here: www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub...
Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.
Mark Billingham has been awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin 👇 #BookSky
Mark Billingham receives CWA Diamond Dagger
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January 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.
Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors
What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
What novels are we looking for in 2026?
Three of our agents share the projects they'd love you to send them...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors
It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.
By series nine of #TheTraitors it will be 20 spies all sitting round pretending to be estate agents.
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
By series nine of #TheTraitors it will be 20 spies all sitting round pretending to be estate agents.
Wait, Harriet Tyce is on The Traitors? Amazing! Watching someone you know on it will be such a different experience. Go Harriet!
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Wait, Harriet Tyce is on The Traitors? Amazing! Watching someone you know on it will be such a different experience. Go Harriet!
I’ve now had the cold from hell for four days straight. Thanks to convelescing, I also finished another Lisa Jewell and can’t remember which others I’ve read…
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I’ve now had the cold from hell for four days straight. Thanks to convelescing, I also finished another Lisa Jewell and can’t remember which others I’ve read…
When Harry Met Sally is possibly my favourite film (it's unchangable, perfect), and The Princess Bride well up there too. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery... So few directors can claim a purple patch as rich or varied.
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
When Harry Met Sally is possibly my favourite film (it's unchangable, perfect), and The Princess Bride well up there too. Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Misery... So few directors can claim a purple patch as rich or varied.
I told our five-year-old that my wife and I are going on a date tonight and asked what he thinks we’ll be doing.
“Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.”
I so need to get out more.
“Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.”
I so need to get out more.
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I told our five-year-old that my wife and I are going on a date tonight and asked what he thinks we’ll be doing.
“Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.”
I so need to get out more.
“Um, doing crosswords? Sitting down doing crosswords and drinking tea and reading books. Boring books.”
I so need to get out more.
Radiohead at the O2 last night. Jaw-dropping, hairs standing up on your arm music.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Radiohead at the O2 last night. Jaw-dropping, hairs standing up on your arm music.
@eadbrookes.bsky.social Hello Adam - Mick Jagger is a fan of Spy Games! www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
Mick Jagger gets real satisfaction from reading great books
Rolling Stones frontman and his fiancée back our Get Britain Reading campaign
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@eadbrookes.bsky.social Hello Adam - Mick Jagger is a fan of Spy Games! www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
That Celebrity Traitors finale was even better than expected. It had everything you could hope for and more. Wonderful.
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
That Celebrity Traitors finale was even better than expected. It had everything you could hope for and more. Wonderful.
The latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack from @tpbagency.bsky.social written by me, on comparison titles: why they’re a thing, how they’re used in queries, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to master them.
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
Comparison Titles – The No-Nonsense Guide
By Ed Wood
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack from @tpbagency.bsky.social written by me, on comparison titles: why they’re a thing, how they’re used in queries, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to master them.
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
My first takeaway from the Frankfurt Book Fair is how much I respect solo diners in hotel bars who order dessert. You do you lone wanderer!
October 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My first takeaway from the Frankfurt Book Fair is how much I respect solo diners in hotel bars who order dessert. You do you lone wanderer!
What's Hot: Horror is our latest Substack, by me but mainly by fantastic publishers Sophie Robinson of @torbooksuk.bsky.social and Anna Jackson of Orbit. What's hot now, what's oversaturated, and what are the emerging trends? Find out here.
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
What's Hot: Horror
By Ed Wood (representing crime, thriller, gothic, horror, and book club authors)
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What's Hot: Horror is our latest Substack, by me but mainly by fantastic publishers Sophie Robinson of @torbooksuk.bsky.social and Anna Jackson of Orbit. What's hot now, what's oversaturated, and what are the emerging trends? Find out here.
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
Interesting that I received an 'opt-in' contract addendum from Bloomsbury for a book I wrote years ago with Nick Rennison which does not feature the word 'AI' in the email. Only once you open the addendum does it explain what you're opting into. Authors need this stuff to be very, very clear.
October 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Interesting that I received an 'opt-in' contract addendum from Bloomsbury for a book I wrote years ago with Nick Rennison which does not feature the word 'AI' in the email. Only once you open the addendum does it explain what you're opting into. Authors need this stuff to be very, very clear.
I feel like this won’t help get my crossword answer. Cheers Google AI.
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I feel like this won’t help get my crossword answer. Cheers Google AI.
New client signed! We're talking intense literary body horror entwined with Scottish folklore... Delicious.
September 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New client signed! We're talking intense literary body horror entwined with Scottish folklore... Delicious.
Every publisher's nightmare. And it's happened to us all at one time or another.
If you’re feeling discouraged by the publishing world, here’s the rejection letter for LORD OF THE RINGS. Tolkien’s trilogy was judged “too Nordic” for the publisher’s taste. (Spotted today in a wonderful Tolkien exhibit in Trieste.)
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every publisher's nightmare. And it's happened to us all at one time or another.
RIP Robert Redford, star of one of my top ten films (All the President's Men), and producer and star of the film version of my client Nicholas Evans' smash hit novel The Horse Whisperer. He was one of the last greats of the second golden age of Hollywood.
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
RIP Robert Redford, star of one of my top ten films (All the President's Men), and producer and star of the film version of my client Nicholas Evans' smash hit novel The Horse Whisperer. He was one of the last greats of the second golden age of Hollywood.
I had the joy of acquiring this book as a publisher and did the first bunch of edits. It's unbelievably fun, the absolutely best of historical fiction while being about as accessible as it gets. Just go and buy it! Also Tony is the nicest man in the world.
My lovely dad’s book, THE HOUSE OF WOLF, is out today. Buy it, it’s brilliant and enormous fun 💙🐺
September 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I had the joy of acquiring this book as a publisher and did the first bunch of edits. It's unbelievably fun, the absolutely best of historical fiction while being about as accessible as it gets. Just go and buy it! Also Tony is the nicest man in the world.
I'm completely perplexed as to why Netflix made The Thursday Murder Club a film rather than a series.
September 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm completely perplexed as to why Netflix made The Thursday Murder Club a film rather than a series.
For over a week the BBC has lead the news with immigration stories, culminating in a huge platform for the Farage speech today. Make no mistake, just as in the US, the UK media is, deliberately or not, preparing the ground for our own Trump-style government.
August 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For over a week the BBC has lead the news with immigration stories, culminating in a huge platform for the Farage speech today. Make no mistake, just as in the US, the UK media is, deliberately or not, preparing the ground for our own Trump-style government.
Reposted by Ed Wood
always preferred "know what you write about", since that's something you can do something about
Unsolicited Writing Advice: no. 12675:
"Write what you know" does NOT mean "Stop learning." The more you learn, the more you read, the more you experience, the more people you meet with different lives to yours, the more you're going to know, and that knowledge will make you a better writer.
"Write what you know" does NOT mean "Stop learning." The more you learn, the more you read, the more you experience, the more people you meet with different lives to yours, the more you're going to know, and that knowledge will make you a better writer.
August 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
always preferred "know what you write about", since that's something you can do something about