"Interview with an Agent" - INTERACTIVE WITH SUSAN HAWK
"Interview with an Agent" - INTERACTIVE WITH SUSAN HAWK
I started a new series on my blog today entitled "Interview with an Agent," and my first interview is with Joanna Stampfel-Volpe of Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation. For anyone interested (especially if you're thinking about querying her), you can check it out at this address:
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... mpfel.html
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... mpfel.html
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Awesome interview and great idea for a series! I think it's so nice that they are taking the time to do that! :)
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Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
I posted an interview with Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary Agency over on my blog today. For anyone interested (especially if you're thinking about querying her), you can check it out at this address:
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... gibow.html
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... gibow.html
Author of THE REGENERATED MAN (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Winter 2015)
Represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary
www.motherwrite.blogspot.com
Represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary
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Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
Thanks, Krista! Those were both great.
Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
Okay, that was the quickest kickback ever. My query letter was revised by you guys AND query shark, and my story is
fantasy which is what Sara said she wanted, but BAM, no thanks. I'm starting to suspect something is amiss. I'm querying agents who specifically cite they want fantasy and no one's interested in even a partial. (*curls up in the fetal position and starts humming Sesame Street to herself*)
fantasy which is what Sara said she wanted, but BAM, no thanks. I'm starting to suspect something is amiss. I'm querying agents who specifically cite they want fantasy and no one's interested in even a partial. (*curls up in the fetal position and starts humming Sesame Street to herself*)
Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
If it's any consolation, NLA is a really tough agency to get any kind of request from (I've queried twice, polite form rejections both times). Their rejection rate is something crazy-spectacular like 99.5%.christi wrote:Okay, that was the quickest kickback ever. My query letter was revised by you guys AND query shark, and my story is
fantasy which is what Sara said she wanted, but BAM, no thanks. I'm starting to suspect something is amiss. I'm querying agents who specifically cite they want fantasy and no one's interested in even a partial. (*curls up in the fetal position and starts humming Sesame Street to herself*)
I'll try to go check out your query here on the forums, though, see if I have any advice beyond what the others have said...
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Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
It certainly sounds like a hard lot to win over. Nice interview, nonetheless.
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Christi,
Don’t feel too badly. It is so incredibly hard to get published or to get an agent these days, lots of people with really good books receive rejections. I belong to a writers’ group in which a number of literary writers have received such glowing praise of their work in rejection letters, they had to read the rejection line twice to realize that it was indeed a rejection letter rather than an acceptance.
Don’t feel too badly. It is so incredibly hard to get published or to get an agent these days, lots of people with really good books receive rejections. I belong to a writers’ group in which a number of literary writers have received such glowing praise of their work in rejection letters, they had to read the rejection line twice to realize that it was indeed a rejection letter rather than an acceptance.
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Novels: THE FISHERMAN’S SON TRILOGY and GODS IN THE MACHINE. Numerous short stories. Contributor to BOOK: THE SEQUEL. Editor of several additional books. Awards include Silver Award, 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.
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Krista,
Awesome blog series!
Awesome blog series!
Marilyn Peake
Novels: THE FISHERMAN’S SON TRILOGY and GODS IN THE MACHINE. Numerous short stories. Contributor to BOOK: THE SEQUEL. Editor of several additional books. Awards include Silver Award, 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.
Novels: THE FISHERMAN’S SON TRILOGY and GODS IN THE MACHINE. Numerous short stories. Contributor to BOOK: THE SEQUEL. Editor of several additional books. Awards include Silver Award, 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.
Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - ANOTHER ONE
I posted another interview, this one with Natalie Fischer of Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, over on my blog today. For anyone interested (especially if you're thinking about querying her), you can check it out at this address:
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... scher.html
And thanks, Marilyn, for your compliment:)
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... scher.html
And thanks, Marilyn, for your compliment:)
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Represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary
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Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - ANOTHER ONE
Hey! These are awesome, Krista! Keep 'em coming! =D
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Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
And here's another one. Today's installment features Marissa Walsh of Shelf Life Literary. You can check it out at this address:
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... walsh.html
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/02 ... walsh.html
Author of THE REGENERATED MAN (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Winter 2015)
Represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary
www.motherwrite.blogspot.com
Represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary
www.motherwrite.blogspot.com
Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
Krista - I just found your blog. Amazing interviews!
Re: New Blog Series: "Interview with an Agent" - NEW INTERVIEW
Just posted my latest interview, this one with Andrea Somberg of Harvey Klinger, today. Check it out here, if you like:
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/03 ... mberg.html
http://motherwrite.blogspot.com/2010/03 ... mberg.html
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This is a fantastic series! Thanks for the insights :D
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