Hi, family. Well, it looks like going directly to a publisher isn't going to work, but at least that pushed me to hurry and finish a decent manuscript. So now my plan is to look for an agent to sell my book. I did an initial search on Saturday and made up a list of possible agents, particularly those with a strong interest in fantasy and young adult books. I have ten on my list. Next, I prioritized them and figured out what each one wanted (a query letter only, or if they want the first five pages -- it varies a lot). I've also written a rough draft of a query letter.
I still need to go over my novel yet again and polish up a few points.
Wish me luck.
4 comments:
Good luck!
Yes! Good luck Emily! (I'm secretly working on a novel too... My goal is to get the first draft done this year. I'm trying to write a chapter a week, but it's tough... anyway, good luck with editing and selling... have you considered working with an agent?)
hahaha! I just reread your post. Okay, so you're working on a list of agents... I thought it was a list of publishers for some reason. Gotta work on that reading comprehension.
Good luck! Let me know if you want more input about your manuscript before you send anything out - I'd be glad to. Probably it would be helpful if I finished reading it, huh?
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