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You've finished your manuscript and you've made the decision to look for a literary agent. Make sure your query letter makes the right impression with this selection of articles on agent submissions and what not to do.
"Make me forget I'm reading a book"
Once I get through the hyperbole and overblown salesmanship
of most covering letters, it is all about my relationship to the prose.
In the case of fiction (which it usually is) I am looking for a voice. Simple
as that.
I am not so concerned about plot or setting to begin with – I just …
Approaching a publisher
You’ve written a book and you want it to be published. So how do you set about it? Where will you send the typescript? Michael Legat offers guidelines on how to make contact with a publisher for the first time.
Before you get in touch with any publisher, do your market research and find …
Can I submit my manuscript by email?
Most
of my manuscripts are still delivered to me as weighty brown-paper bundles. The
postmen around here hate me – I live right at the end of a cul-de-sac – right
at the end of a route, and have the heaviest parcels in the village. God knows
what they think I actually do.
Today I’ve …
Dear agent of my dreams
A submission letter can be a terrifying hurdle to overcome in the journey
towards possible publication, but there are some simple steps you can take to
make it less of a chore.
For this blog I’m going to focus on five very practical elements of a submission. If you read this and …
Do literary agents want to see a CV?
You
may already have a CV on file. If so, it’s probably left over from when you last
had a proper job, so begins with your formal education and progresses through
the jobs you did, in order, concluding with your interests.
Start again. As an author trying to engage interest, you need to …