Agent Hunting
I was thrilled by the response to my October 19th post, A Query Dissected, in which I shared the query letter that got me my agent and discussed some of the things I thought a query needed to be successful. But what if you are not quite there yet and don’t know which agents to approach? As difficult as writing a query letter was, I found searching for an agent to be even harder. How was I supposed to know which agents were reputable? How could I find out which ones represented my favorite authors? How would I know when I’d found the agent that was right for me? And so I’ve decided to write...
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A number of people have been asking me how I got my literary agent, and it occurred to me that I have amassed quite a bit of knowledge about how to find the right representation. In upcoming posts, I’ll tell you about how I went about my agent search, but for today I thought I’d start by posting about that all-important query. A query is a single-page letter introducing you and your book. If you have finished a novel and plan to search for either an agent or a publisher, you are probably going to have to write one. I won’t lie: It’s a daunting task. Agents and editors see many, many...
Read MoreHAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, WITCHLANDERS!
The day is finally here! Over ten years ago, I read the first chapter of Witchlanders, then called The Black Bone, to my writing group. Today it’s being released by the Atheneum Imprint of Simon & Schuster. I won’t go into too much detail about my Witchlanders journey, mostly because that is the exact topic of my guest post today over at the Mundie Moms blog, but needless to say I am OVER THE MOON! To celebrate, I am giving away LOTS OF STUFF! Because I never would have been published if I hadn’t had great books to inspire me, I’m giving away a prize pack of...
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Hi! I'm Lena, a young adult fantasy author from Toronto.