# Kat's Keynotes Elevate your story and your publishing strategy with unfiltered industry advice and insights from a lit agent and editor. Page: Feed: --- ## [Beta Readers and Critique Partners](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/beta-readers-and-critique-partners) _2026-08-04 · Kathleen Foxx_ What are they and when do you need them? (Plus a wee contest for free subscribers!) ## [To Prologue or Not to Prologue? That is the Question...](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/prologues) _2026-07-30 · Kathleen Foxx_ Love 'em or hate 'em, they are a thing, but how do you know if you need one? ## [First Page Critique](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/july2026-first-page-critique) _2026-07-27 · Kathleen Foxx_ Engage your reader from line 1! Plus, the difference between an introduction, an author's note, and a prologue. ## [Agent Q&A Part Three](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/literary-agent-q-and-a-part-three) _2026-07-22 · Kathleen Foxx_ Final Round of Questions! ## [What Does it Mean to be a Literary Agent AND an Editor?](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/lit-agent-and-editor-differences) _2026-07-16 · Kathleen Foxx_ Wait, you can be both? At the same time? Doesn’t that go against a…rule or something? ## [Agent Q&A Part Two](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/literary-agent-q-and-a-part-two) _2026-07-14 · Kathleen Foxx_ Answering More of Your Burning Questions! ## [Good News!](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/good-news) _2026-07-08 · Kathleen Foxx_ New and Improved Ways to Hang Out in the Kat's Keynotes Community! ## [Agent Q&A Part One](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/agent-q-and-a-part-one) _2026-07-07 · Kathleen Foxx_ Answering Your Burning Questions! ## [Query Critique: June 2026](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/query-critique-june-2026) _2026-07-01 · Kathleen Foxx_ Unpacking a SFF Query: How to Approach Comps and Including Enough Details in the Plot Paragraphs ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G0uJi7WyGtXR) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [I've Had to Give Some Bad News About Editing Lately...and Trust Me, it's Good Advice](https://literarykatskeynotes.substack.com/p/ive-had-to-give-some-bad-news-about) _2026-06-15 · Kathleen Foxx_ How Editing is Like Building a House