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A Creative Way to Handle Query Rejections

Karen DeBonis shows a creative (and positive) way to handle literary agent rejections.

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3 Reasons Your Manuscript Gets Rejected by Agents

Sierra Godfrey I am a reader. Yes, I read books, but I mean an agent’s reader. I read requested manuscripts. I read your requested manuscript. Readers are one of the secrets of the industry—most agents utilize them as there are simply too many manuscripts and not enough pairs of eyes. Some agents use one or […]

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Nonfiction Submission Tips -- Agents Speak

by Chuck Sambuchino Getting a nonfiction book published is a completely different beast than querying for a novel. It involves things like a marketing plan, comparative title analysis, book proposals, professional credentials, and more. To help with this complicated submission process, I’ve compiled great advice for nonfiction writers from established literary agents who are on […]

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