Category Archives: Submitting Your Work
How To Land An Agent
Now that I have an agent, Linda Glaz from Hartline Literary Agency, I’ll tell you the deep dark secrets that every writer wants to know about how to get published. But you must promise to keep these under your hat. … Continue reading
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Should Writers Have Literary Agents?
I hear this question from time to time among my writing friends. One size doesn’t fit all and what works for me may not work for you. I do have a literary agent – Linda Glaz from Hartline Agency. … Continue reading
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Tracking Submissions
I once submitted a novel to the same agent twice. I forgot I’d already sent it to him and was embarrassed to get two rejections letters within a couple of days of each other. Not very professional. That humiliating moment … Continue reading
Fiction Proposal Marketing Page
The marketing page includes market analysis, similar books, and what you, the author intend to do to market your book. Market Analysis: This is the section where you tell the demographics, target audience, of who would be interested in your … Continue reading
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Fiction Proposal Biographical Page
The biographical page consists of two parts. Part one is the biographical sketch, and part two is past publications. Biographical Sketch: Don’t put too much effort in this section. You don’t want to write a complete biography about how you … Continue reading
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Fiction Proposal Sell Sheet
The sell sheet is the second page of your fiction proposal. Not all agents or publishers require a sell sheet, but some do. Even if they don’t, it doesn’t hurt to add a sell sheet to your proposal. Your sell … Continue reading
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The Fiction Proposal
Most agents and publishers at some point during the submission process ask for a proposal. There are many books and articles out there that teach how to write a non-fiction proposal but very few about fiction proposals. For the next … Continue reading
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The Synopsis
Most publishers and agents ask for a synopsis when you submit. If you need a proposal, the synopsis is almost always a part of that proposal. I recommend you write a three page synopsis and one page synopsis. The requirements … Continue reading
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Queries
Queries are the letters you write to publishers and agents to ask or query them if you can submit your proposal, sample pages or manuscript. This is different than a cover letter. In a cover letter, you’re letting the agent … Continue reading
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Common Publishing Terms
Sometimes the world of publishing is confusing to new writers. They seem to use a different language. Here’s some common definitions to publishing terms. Submission Terms: Agent – A person who will submit manuscripts to a publisher on behalf of … Continue reading
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