Oh felicitous raptureāa literary agent has offered representation. A long journey has come to a happy ending. Or has it? Take a deep breath. Before you accept, ask for a fortnight to think it over. Obviously, you have some relaxing to do because you just used the word fortnight. Okay, maybe that was me. Anyway,... Continue Reading →
But Are You a Match? Six Things To Consider Before Accepting Representation: Prt 1/6–COMMUNICATION
http://youtu.be/e_RWrLZb5N8 If you didn't see that coming, you just don't know me. People are different--I know that comes as a complete shock to all of you writers. (<---SARCASM) And when The Call comes, we dream that on the other end of our tired little flip phone is our knight in shining armor, come to... Continue Reading →
Handling Outstanding Queries When an Agent Offers Representation
Was that title specific enough? So you've got your masterpiece out to five amazing agents, and one of them offers representation. I meant when you're done with that. (Where did you get the horse head?) You must contact the other agents who have your query or your full manuscript. A major reason some agents have... Continue Reading →