After the Yes: Working With Your Agent on Edits and Long-Term Plans
What the first months of an agent-author relationship look like: revisions, communication, submissions and planning the second book.
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Notes from the Agency
Practical advice for writers on queries, manuscripts, categories and working with an agent.
Why Genre Matters When You Are Looking for an Agent
How category and genre help agents and editors understand your book, and how to decide where your project belongs.
Fiction or Nonfiction: Preparing Your Manuscript and Proposal
How submission materials differ for novels and for nonfiction, and what to have ready before you contact a literary agency.
What a Literary Agent Actually Does for an Author
An overview of the work a literary agent does before, during and after a sale, and why the relationship matters for the length of a writing career.
How to Write a Query Letter That Gets Read
A practical walkthrough of the query letter: what to open with, how long it should be, and the mistakes that get an otherwise good project set aside.