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8th December 2020
‘Oh, I shall dance and stand victoriously on the dining table!’ I thought. ‘Then I’ll throw up the sash and just like Scrooge, I’ll shout, “Hey,...
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.
Blog
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8th December 2020
In a rather fortuitous twist of fate, I met my agent at The Writers and Artists Self-Publishing conference in November 2013. Meeting her was a...
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8th December 2020
The advice I gave myself to the first question was to be patient. Agents are busy people, as we all know. They will...
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8th December 2020
But there's a bit of backstory, first. I had written a novel, sporadically, over the preceding few years, and finally queried agents the previous...
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8th December 2020
Then what? Then, I would wait and stare down the silent weeks and months ahead. My submission would wend its way to the bottom of some tall...
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9th May 2024
Jonathan Eyers, author of The Thieves of Pudding Mill Lane shares his writing advice and advice on dealing with rejection.