Literary agents
You’ve finished your manuscript, re-written and edited as much as you can… and you think your book is ready to be published. However, most publishers of commercial fiction and/or non-fiction now only consider manuscripts sent to them by literary agents. In this section of the site you’ll find a host of articles on the role of the literary agent and how to approach them with your book.
In adulthood, as a communications specialist I advise corporate MD’s how to communicate with their employees. Yet, outside the job I’m shy and...
In the case of fiction (which it usually is) I am looking for a voice. Simple as that.
I am not so concerned...
“Well I woke up this morning/Got a letter in the mail/’Yeah, we like your novel/But it ain’t the Holy Grail...
Why did you become a book buyer?
I spent a few years working in a bookstore, so becoming a head office buyer was a logical...
In fact, we almost never read submissions during office hours. We read at home in the evenings, on the train or on weekends. Our time is...