Darke Conteur is up today, so please leave your thoughts in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be instantly incinerated! Spread the word so Darke can get tons of helpful feedback! ~~~ Dear [agent name] Amelia Saint thinks she’s losing her mind. Demonic visions have left Amelia doubting her sanity. When she learns her […]
Okay, peeps! Laura Wardle is up today, so please leave you thoughts in the comment section. Remember: all snark will be instantly incinerated! Oh, and spread the word so Laura can get lots of helpful feedback. Also, be sure to check out Janet Reid’s latest post on query letters. Lots of great information to be […]
So, I decided to go ahead and throw my friend Yahong‘s query up for community feedback! Please leave your thoughts in the comments (nothing snarky — it will be instantly deleted). Spread the word so Yahong can get as much quality criticism as possibility! ~~~ Dear [agent]: When a bizarre circular imprint appears in the […]
UPDATE: All queries must be received by 12:00 AM Friday (Jan. 21, 2011) — so Thursday night! I am (no surprise) receiving a lot of these, and I don’t want to be SO inundated that I can’t give everyone a quality-critique. So, I said I’d be open until Friday, and I’ll wait until the very […]
MY BOOK SOLD!!! MY BOOOOOOK SOOOOOOLD!!!! I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW I’M SCREAMING AT YOU, BUT I’M JUST SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS NEWS. ::takes deep, calming breaths:: Yes, so The Spirit-Hunters sold. Two weeks ago, HARPER FREAKING COLLINS BOUGHT IT. The amazing super editor Maria Gomez is now my amazing super editor. And […]
I realize that I’m not the norm — that I was incredibly blessed to have 4 agents want to represent me.* BUT, I also feel most of my luck can be attributed to the fact that I Worked my butt off to have a Perfect Product. Did my homework before querying. DREAMED REALLY BIG AND […]
Research, research research the agents you want to contact. Make sure these agents represent your genre, and make sure you follow the agents’ submission guidelines — every agent has a different set of submission requirements. The fastest way to get a rejection is to query an agent who doesn’t represent your genre or to not […]
So, it’s been a while since I signed with Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation, and I’ve yet to explain how it all happened. One of the main reasons I waited was to prevent hurt feelings or coming across as rude, but… Enough time has passed now that I think the rejected agents have forgotten […]