Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Agents long have known that clients wish an agent had only one client–that writer. But the truth of the matter is that the agent must sustain a healthy list of clients to make a living. Unless …
// by Janet Grant// 46 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Agents long have known that clients wish an agent had only one client–that writer. But the truth of the matter is that the agent must sustain a healthy list of clients to make a living. Unless …
// by Janet Grant// 57 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
“What does an influencer do?”
“Who makes a strong endorser?”
and “Should I ask someone to write a foreword?” are questions my clients frequently ask me.
–obtain a contract
–make …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week we had a review of queries. Today— book proposals. (Because you just can’t get enough of this stuff, right?)
Confession: All my life I’ve been a rule-follower. I obey all posted signs. I follow the …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I don’t think I’ve ever participated in an agent panel where the question, “What are you looking for?” has not been asked. We agents probably irritate the pajamas off writers with our answers. “I’m looking for that …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
You know what I hate? That there are only 24 hours in a day! I find myself needing more time all the time and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
As an agent, I could spend …
// by Wendy Lawton// 92 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Recently I found myself explaining to a client that I am in a bit of a press to get submissions out. “I feel like I only have six good weeks until every publisher sort of mentally shuts …
// by Janet Grant// 44 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Recently I received two queries that I thought held promise. So I asked to see the proposals and first chapters. On close inspection, I found both projects weren’t ready to be submitted. As I list the …
// by Janet Grant// 54 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Few experiences are more instructive about what-not-to-do in your writing than working your way through the queries and proposals editors or agents receive. I can’t make my stack of reading available to you, but I can …
// by Wendy Lawton// 69 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
One of the parts of the proposal that often stymies writers is the competitive analysis section. That’s where the writer is asked to tell what books are similar to his, while highlighting why his offers a different …
// by Rachel Kent// 52 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
This month, my client Regina Jennings has a novella releasing in A Match Made in Texas with Karen Witemeyer, Carol Cox and Mary Connealy. I’ve only read Regina’s story so far, but I’m excited to read the …