Breaking up in any relationship is hard to do. A writer breaking up with an agent is definitely difficult. Recently, I parted ways with my agent. At first I thought I wouldn't talk about it but now that some time has passed, I figured a blog post might help other writers who may be in a similar situation. Parting ways with my former agent wasn't easy and it was a decision that I made after deep contemplation. The relationship ended with no hard feelings. We were not a good match. You … [Read more...]
How to Land an Agent: Step 7
May 1, 2009 Read Comments
This is the conclusion of my week-long theme of my workshop, HOW TO LAND AN AGENT: STEP BY STEP. You've done it all. Manuscript finished. Check. Query letter/Synopsis. Complete. Research. Checklist. Tiers. Done. Done. Done. You're getting feedback from agents. You're revising. But still no agent. What should you do now? Let's discuss our last step. STEP 7: Start on new Work Sometimes seeking an agent for a particular novel is not a charmed experience. Maybe you've come close but you … [Read more...]
How to Land An Agent: Step 5 and 6
April 30, 2009 Leave a Comment
Today, I'm continuing my week-long theme from my workshop, HOW TO LAND AN AGENT: STEP BY STEP. I'm now going to share Steps 5 and 6. STEP 5: Create Agent Tiers You've finished the manuscript. Completed the query letter and/or synopsis. You've done the research. You have target agents. Now you’re ready to query. Some people say you should query widely and I agree but I think you should use the tier approach. What’s the tier approach? The tier approach strategy is what I used. … [Read more...]
How to Land An Agent: Steps 3 and 4
April 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
This week I'll sharing notes from my workshop, HOW TO LAND AN AGENT: STEP BY STEP. Today, I'm discussing Steps 3 and 4. STEP 3: Research Agents You’ve finished your query letter and/or your synopsis. Now you’re ready to do some research. There are several ways to do this. Here are some of the places I did my research. Favorite Books/Authors I either went to my bookcase or to the bookstore/library and looked up all my favorite books or authors. I then went to the acknowledgment … [Read more...]
