Authors often think that getting an agent is the end of the battle, but the truth is it’s just the…
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Last month I got my hands on one of this summer’s hottest buzz books. I was super excited to dig…
Authors often find frustration with the vagueness of rejection letters. Understandably they would like to know exactly why an agent…
One of the biggest struggles for the querying author is trying to figure out why you’re getting rejected. The sad…
Recently this query came through our transom (great word). Thank you for viewing this query. I have a request, if…
I think I’ve made it pretty obvious over the years that most of my responses to queries are a form.…
I recently had a long series of email exchanges with an author who wanted to send material for my consideration.…
I’m pretty sure most of you can figure this out, but it’s amazing how often someone will respond to my…
There are plenty of times I don’t need to read the entire query to know I’m going to reject a…
Anytime I reject requested material I make an effort to say something about why I’m rejecting the book. Sometimes it’s…