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Tuesday in the Life of an Agent: Pitching Projects

June 15, 2010 //  by Rachel Kent//  24 Comments

Author: Rachel Zurakowski

Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Tuesday morning started out much like Monday morning, but I managed to get a shower. Things are looking up!

With coffee in hand, I arrive in the office and survey the damage left during the few hours I was gone.

Email box full? Check!

Query box full? Check! (How is this even fair? I spent yesterday clearing it.)

Stack of mail at least two feet high? Check! (I really need to get to that reading.)

Calendar? It’s possible that I have a phone call or two.

The main agenda for today involves sending out my authors’ projects to editors. This starts as research. I look at my list of projects and my lists of editors, and I decide which editors I should send projects to. Sometimes I pop onto Publishersmarketplace.com to do a little research. I can look at recent deals made by editors to see what interests them. I then send the pitchesย  to editors if they haven’t already requested to see a certain project. When the project is requested either through a meeting, a query, or our web page, I send the proposal or manuscript out right away. I also spend some Tuesday time writing pitches for projects and editing proposals.

Throughout the day I answer important messages in my inbox as well.

That’s usually enough to fill any Tuesday.

I think I’ll go out to a restaurant for dinner tonight. It’s my birthday!

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  1. Wendy

    June 15, 2010 at 6:32 am

    You’re one step ahead of me with that shower. Happy Birthday, Rachel!

    ~ Wendy

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  2. Lynn Rush

    June 15, 2010 at 6:34 am

    Really? Happy BIRTHDAY!
    Oh yes. Dinner is a must. AND CHOCOLATE! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Have a great day, Rachel.

    Reply
  3. patriciazell

    June 15, 2010 at 6:48 am

    Happy, happy birthday!!! Have a great day and (to be cheesy) smile, God loves you! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Jill Kemerer

    June 15, 2010 at 6:49 am

    Happy Birthday! I’m sure a full box of e-mails and queries isn’t the best gift you’ll receive!

    Thanks for the peek into your day. It’s interesting to read about!

    Reply
  5. Samantha Bennett

    June 15, 2010 at 7:03 am

    Ah, hope your b-day is fantastic!

    Reply
  6. Lynn Dean

    June 15, 2010 at 7:06 am

    Happy birthday, Rachel!

    …and thanks for these posts. Somehow it’s comforting to know that your day starts out pretty much like mine.

    Reply
  7. Teri Dawn Smith

    June 15, 2010 at 7:09 am

    Happy birthday, Rachel! Thanks for the insight into an agent’s life.

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  8. Nicole

    June 15, 2010 at 7:18 am

    May the Lord bless and keep you and shine His face upon you on this day He ordained for your birth. Happy Birthday, Rachel!

    Reply
  9. Andrea

    June 15, 2010 at 7:25 am

    Happy Birthday, Rachel!! Go and eat something really fattening for me.

    Reply
  10. shawn smucker

    June 15, 2010 at 7:31 am

    This is very interesting. Thanks for the post. And happy birthday!

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  11. Timothy Klingerman

    June 15, 2010 at 7:32 am

    Rachel, Happy birthday! I hope you have a blessed day and a good dinner. Thank you for blessing us with your posts.

    Reply
  12. Cecelia Dowdy

    June 15, 2010 at 8:01 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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  13. laura frantz

    June 15, 2010 at 8:32 am

    Happy birthday, Rachel! Praying this next year is your best yet – filled with winning pitches and great books:)

    Reply
  14. James Andrew Wilson

    June 15, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Happy Birthday! Hope you feel young today, full of happiness and energy, and sell a dozen projects to rich and generous publishers.

    And you really should get to that reading pile. Never know when there might be a groundbreaking, mind-bending, heart-wrenching, impossible-to-put-down, brilliant new manuscript from one of your clients. Not unlike the one that arrived at your door last week. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  15. NikoleHahn

    June 15, 2010 at 10:54 am

    Happy Birthday! I thought agents were busy, but to hear your schedule makes me complain less about my job. I’ll take procrastinating pastors any day. LOL

    Reply
  16. Lucy

    June 15, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    I feel like I’m late in the queue, but

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    and thanks for the thoughts and advice you so kindly share with us through the blog.

    Reply
  17. Rachel Zurakowski

    June 15, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Thanks for all the birthday wishes!

    Reply
  18. Karen Barnett

    June 15, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    I’m really enjoying this look into the life of an agent. Have a splendid birthday. You should have taken the day off to celebrate — but then that pile would be even larger tomorrow, right?

    Reply
  19. Rachel Pudelek

    June 15, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Happy Birthday Rachel! I hope your dinner was delicious!

    I think you may have a couple amazing pieces of work in the two foot high pile of mail! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  20. Caleb Breakey

    June 15, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    Have a wonderful birthday, Rachel!

    I really enjoy your posts and I’m looking forward to your next!

    Reply
  21. Morgan Busse

    June 16, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Happy Late Birthday! I’ve enjoyed reading these posts and capturing a glimpse inside your very busy life.

    Reply
  22. Lori Benton

    June 16, 2010 at 5:27 am

    Hope you had a wonderful birthday, Rachel. I’m a day late in catching up on my blogs, but it’s great to get a peek inside your day-to-day. What a great idea for a blog series.

    Reply
  23. Melinda Evaul

    June 16, 2010 at 8:46 am

    I missed this post yesterday! Hope you had a wonderful birthday. Thanks for sharing your hectic life with us. It’s busy on our side of the desk too.

    Reply
  24. Sherry Carnahan

    June 22, 2010 at 6:04 am

    Happy Belated Birthday! I hope it was a good one! Enjoying your posts, thank you!

    Reply

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