Blog – Britnie Jenkins

January 2026

Happy New Year! Around this time last year, I said that in 2025 I wanted to write at least one blog post a month. Since my last post was from June, I clearly didn’t meet that goal. BUT. It’s for a really good reason. I decided that instead of small blog updates, I needed toContinue reading “January 2026”

The Time I Got Too Competitive During a White Elephant Gift Exchange.

If you’ve ever played board or card games with me, you know that I can be competitive. Especially if the games involve some kind of strategy. In fact, there are special rules in place when I play Rummikub with my best friend and her parents because of how long I take during my turn. (IContinue reading “The Time I Got Too Competitive During a White Elephant Gift Exchange.”

Fall Writing Update.

Hi friends! I know I’ve been silent for a couple of weeks, but that’s because my grandma passed away a few weeks ago. It’s been hard to want to do anything new and creative. But I’m making myself sit down and write an update post for you all. One of the last times I hungContinue reading “Fall Writing Update.”

Comp Titles.

I’ve known for a while that one of the weakest sections of my query letter is where I mention comparison titles–or comp titles. Part of the query needs to tell the literary agent exactly where the book would sit on the shelves at a bookstore, and one of the ways to do this is byContinue reading “Comp Titles.”

Encouragement. Part 2.

Attention, readers! I’m putting new blog rules into place. One of the things I talked about in my last post was about how giving up isn’t an option–and a piece of advice I’ve heard often is that in this industry, persistence tends to win out. Therefore, we persist. What better way to do that thanContinue reading “Encouragement. Part 2.”

Rejection. Part 4.

Last week, I got the chance to attend another author event! This time for an author I deeply admire, and whose work I’ve been reading for quite some time. During the discussion and Q&A portion, one of things she said was that in order to be a writer, you really have to have faith andContinue reading “Rejection. Part 4.”

Author Events.

Much of my love of writing can also be attributed toward my love of reading. When I spend time in the worlds created by other people, it makes me want to create worlds of my own. I’ve also heard it said that in order to be a good writer, you have to be a goodContinue reading “Author Events.”

Entering my revision era.

I did it! I finished writing my second book! Coming in at 85,162 words, the first draft of my fantasy novel is complete! Although I use “complete” very loosely, because if you’ve been following along, you know that there is actually quite a bit of work that needs to happen. But the point was toContinue reading “Entering my revision era.”

Pitch Events.

I’m not sure if you remember, but several posts back, I mentioned that sometimes, something out of the blue happens that provides me with the encouragement I’ve been needing? Well, that happened this past week. I was randomly scrolling through Twitter (I refuse to call it X), and I saw that there was a pitchContinue reading “Pitch Events.”

Rejection. Part 3.

Well, well, well. I told you there would be many parts to this series. Currently, since I’ve restarted pitching in 2024, I’ve pitched to a total of 23 agents. (My total count since I first started querying in 2018 is 70.) Actually, let’s go over some of my current 2024 query stats. Agents Pitched: 24Continue reading “Rejection. Part 3.”