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"Some young writers, by a quirk of their nature, cannot feel they are really writers until they have published somewhere, anywhere." - John GardnerLit Agent Listing
Are you just finishing the last revision of your 80,000 word suspense novel and feeling the urge to query an agent? The writing-workbench has compiled an extensive directory of literary agents who have an interest in representing the next Michael Crichton.
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Donald Maass, president of Donald Maass Literary Agency, maps out the Express-lane to publication.
Maass authors an honest assessment of getting published in today's big commercial fiction industrial-complex.
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You've Been Told to Get An Agent
"Thank you sir/madame; may I have another?" This phrase best sums up the experience of sending out query letters containing SASEs.
Read what this agent has to say about the importance of conveying a unique writing style in your query letters:
If I'm captivated by what I read I take that as a good sign of the writer's abilities. A boring letter implies a boring manuscript, and vice-versa. Is there one particular formula as to how to write that letter? Absolutely not. The query should reflect who you are and what your project is. Beyond that anything goes. - Felicia Eth
I found this recent article on the Internet Writing Journal to be insightful. Ronlyn Domingue, author of The Mercey of Thin Air, describes her experience finding an agent for her manuscript.
One piece of advice she offers: Google every agent. It may be necessary to search multiple sites to ensure that you have correct data. A number of agents will be listed on literary agency websites, but updates to those sites are sometimes delayed. Agents -- especially ones who haven't been in the business long -- move around a lot.
