Archive for April, 2008
10 Things NOT to Say to an Agent or Editor #8
# 8. “Dear Agent or Dear Editor…”
If you’re asking somebody to represent or publish your work, you’ve done your research. You know they have an interest in books in your genre/category.
And so you know their name and you wouldn’t send them something that feels like a form letter, right?
Right.
10 Things NOT To Say to an Agent or Editor # 7
“I need a six-figure deal if I’m to keep on writing and I’m available for radio and TV.”
Agents and editors like ambition; they fear arrogance. The arrogant writer lacks self-awareness and therefore, almost by definition, is unlikely to write well.
Publication is a privilege, in most cases earned by those who have worked long and hard. If you […]
10 Things NOT To Say to an Agent or Editor # 6
# 6: “Hi, me again! Did you not get my other five messages?”
We know how tough it is to write and write and wonder if anybody cares. We’d love to be able to be more available to new writers and regret that we can only meet at conferences and events. But we also know we’d […]
10 Things NOT To Say to an Agent or Editor # 5 (+Blog Carnival)
#5: “Hey, I just checked out your site and it looks pretty cool - wanna represent my brilliant book?…. Call me! Ted :-)”
….Or some such. The tone of your initial query e-mail to an agent or editor is all important. The trick is to be friendly but professional.
There’s no need to be stuffy, or to use big […]
10 Things NOT to say to an Agent or Editor, #4 (+VBT Update)
#4: “This is the first of a trilogy.”
Writers often don’t realise it but when you submit work to an agent or editor , what you are asking is for them to invest money in you. And you are a risky prospect. Even if they love the work and can see financial potential in it, they […]
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