C.V Advice

by Michelle Read
26th January 2013

I am preparing my book for submission. My cover letter and synopsis is ready however i am stuck on the C.V. I understand that i have to be more creative than i would in a normal C.V but i'm not sure how to set it out. Should i just set it out like a normal C.V?

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I would advise placing the most pertinent information relating to your writing career in the main body of the cover letter.

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Conor McCloskey
27/01/2013

From what i've read, if the agent don't ask for a C.V. then you dont need to provide one. But if you have some experiance in writing e.g winning compititions, then you can put that in the covering letter

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Kimberley
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Kimberley Stevens
27/01/2013

I've been going through agents requirements and some require the C.V whilst others don't. Unfortunately the agents I'm most interested in require one.

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Michelle
Read
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