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Specifically, look for conventions that offer pitch sessions (usually at an extra fee, but apparently worth it). It’s overwhelming to even contemplate, when we are also told to query as many as 30 agents at a time (or more, or less advice out there is conflicting).
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Look at their blogs, their twitter feeds, their previous author associations, anything to get an idea of what they’re looking for and how to approach them.
Most advice out there tells budding authors to research, research, research prospective agents. People will take a chance on someone they like. More than all of that, you have the chance to make the agent like you. Even better, you know goign in that the agent is here because they want to find a new author! They’re already rooting for you! You can move through different talking points and emphasize what seems to be making the best impact, as you go. You have the chance to use more than words alone to get across your personality and voice, as well as the ability to watch how your prospective agent is reacting. In a verbal pitch, you have the opportunity to make an impression as both a writer and a human being. Even the best writer in the world can get lost in the sheer magnitude of that pile, and it’s so hard to stand out-especially when you’re required to follow specific formulas in developing that short letter. Why should you pitch instead of query? First of all, it’s no secret that some agents are inundated with literally hundreds of queries every day. Never, ever, ever query an agent again: pitch them. It proved that I, and anyone like me, has a really good shot at traditional publishing when willing to try a slightly unconventional approach. It proved that my strategy worked, and it can work again. Even though this happened a while ago I am still completely stoked about it (watch me try to control my excitement here the day it happened)… because it proved something, and not just that I’m a good writer with original ideas. Listen, okay? I’m not trying to be braggy. Not only that, but this was my FIRST EVER exchange with a literary agent. Not only that, but she requested the synopsis of the sequel AND the synopsis for a completely unrelated title, a project I hadn’t intended to pitch but mentioned as a sidenote.
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The literary agent requested my full manuscript.
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