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Finding an Agent

Picking the Right Agent for You

October 21, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  8 Comments

Once you’ve created the best query you can (a la my most recent blog post) and have your proposal ready to submit, you’re mind will turn toward finding an agent. Let’s be clear about one thing: You don’t want …

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Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Query

September 30, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  16 Comments

The first thing to do in writing a query is to…not write the query yet. Give it some incubation time.

Rather than jumping into your query, take your time to force yourself to define–really define–the project.

You’re ready to write

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What Kinds of Books I Represent

August 23, 2020 //  by Wendy Lawton//  8 Comments

What kind of books do I look to represent? 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 …

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Dos and Don’ts to Pitching Nonfiction

October 30, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Last time I blogged I wrote about what not to say when someone asks the novelist, “What is your novel about?” A couple of readers on Facebook asked if I’d tackle some dos and don’ts for nonfiction …

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So. . . what’s your novel about?

October 13, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  29 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Wanna see a writer stand frozen with that deer-in-the-headlights look? Just ask them this question: “So. . . what’s your novel about?”

Here’s a list of the WRONG things to answer:

  1. An issue— “My book is
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The “Perfect” Query

September 8, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

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You’ve seen a number of agent blogs and agent twitters talking about query tips and #queryfail. Agent websites are filled with instructions on how and how-not to query. Nearly every writers conference offers a session or two …

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What Are Lit Agents Looking for Anyway?

June 9, 2019 //  by Janet Grant//  13 Comments

by Janet Kobobel Grant

When literary agents sit on a panel at a writers conference, inevitably questions pop up about what agents are looking for. Generally a lot of heming and hawing occurs in response to the queries.

“I’ll know …

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To Pitch or Not to Pitch

August 20, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  26 Comments

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With a number of writers conferences on the horizon, I want to explore the question uppermost in many writers’ minds: to pitch or not to pitch?

What is pitching for a writer? There are scores of classes …

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How Not to Query an Agent

August 15, 2018 //  by Janet Grant//  28 Comments

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You know how you have a bad feeling before you even open an email? Last week I felt obligated to click on an emailed query even though I suspected reading the missive would be a waste …

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Shhh! It’s a Conference Secret

March 14, 2018 //  by Wendy Lawton//  37 Comments

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It’s conference season and I’ve decided to share one of the best-kept conference secrets.

Here’s the secret: An appointment with an editor or agent is not the best way to connect.

Every time I go to a …

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