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Round-up

I follow quite a few writer and agent blogs, and there have been some particularly interesting things going on this week: Literary Agent Jenny Rae Rappaport posted An Anatomy of a Royalty Statement, further explaining author Lynn Viehl’s blog post about her earnings as a NYT bestselling author. It’s been a fascinating week over at Agent Nathan Bransford’s blog. If you are looking for an...
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Agent for a Day

I was torn about joining in Nathan Bransford’s Agent for a Day game because I was so burned out on the whole #queryfail and #agentfail debacles. (And yes, in my humble opinion, they were debacles.) Having thought before that being an agent’s reader would be a dream job, I thought I’d go ahead and try my hand, and see how it went. I did decide, by the way, to put my real name on my...
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No Response = No Thanks

I’ve grown increasingly disappointed as I’ve seen more agents go to the “No Response = No Thanks” method of dealing with query letters.  What this means is that if they don’t want to see more, you won’t hear back. My first response was annoyance, because although I realise that agents get a lot of query letters, I put a substantial amount of time into each letter and in...
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Review: Get An Agent Guide

I’ve been looking for something exactly like this!  And then Maria Schneider of Editor Unleashed has gone and published an ebook called Get An Agent Guide.  It lists 100 agents that have a web presence, accept email queries, are reputable, and accept queries from new authors. I bought the ebook (14.95 USD) and it seems pretty well organised, it lists the agents’ websites and email addresses...
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