Guide to Literary Agents - Tuesday, July 15, 2008

I spent much of these past few weeks on vacation, but now I'm finally back in the office, plugging away on projects and glancing through the brand new 2009 Guide to Literary Agents, which will be available nationwide soon.

One of the projects I've spent several nights on recently is freelance editing a memoir. To back up a bit here, let me first say something about the memoir genre in general: Everybody wants to write one, it seems. When I go to writers' conferences, there are a disproportionate amount of writers who are trying to sell memoirs (with picture books probably a close second). So I am often listening to memoir pitches and hearing about them. It is rare, though, that I get to read an unpublished one front to back like this and dive into it.

So fresh from editing the manuscript, I humbly offer four tips for those out there penning a memoir:

        1. Give us only the best parts. A lot happens in your life, so writers may summarize lots of information in their pages, but this approach backfires. In your quest to get it all down on paper (in a much too diary-like fashion) and leave no month un-summarized, you have "told, not shown" us everything, and we never slowed down to enjoy scenes of the best moments. Realize that you will end of leaving plenty of the cutting room floor.
        2. Ask yourself: Is your life that interesting that someone will spend $25 to read it? If you say yes, identify why. Make that the crux of your book.
       3. Establish the themes early. Is your book about redemption? Family commitment? Overcoming despair? Figure it out and have that theme tie the book together.
       4. Write it like a novel. Use cliffhangers, quotes, white space, character development, and the three-act structure. Make sure it begins quickly and hooks us in.

The good news for memoir writers is that plenty of agents want to rep your books, but the bad news is that you're fighting against lots of other writers, so make sure your writing stands apart. You must either have a tremendous story to tell, or a fantastic voice that can make an ordinary story very entertaining.

Nonfiction

7/15/2008 4:15:38 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Finding a Literary Agent For Children's/Juvenile Writing
Posted by Chuck

I looked into getting an agent. I sent a query to the Children's Literary Agency. They responded almost immediately asking for the manuscript. Their request was so instant that it really sent red flags up for me. I began to do Google searches for the company and found a lot of negative comments about the company. Several said they request manuscripts from every query they get. One had signed a contract with the company and ended up sending several hundred dollars for a professional edit. No one had actually ever been past the editing process with the company that I found online.
        When I read the e-mail from the agent, it stated that there is no phone number where they can be contacted. When asked about their company, they said, "We are bigger than a small agency and smaller than a large agency," and they travel to New York and Florida on a regular basis. Obviously, I deleted the e-mail requesting my manuscript.
        So now, I am a little "gun shy" contacting other agents. I have looked online and found many who are excepting query letters (not very many for a children's manuscript) but I'm afraid of who will be reading the query on the other side. That is when I found your website. I was hoping you would be able to give me some in site to reputable agents for children's literature. I don't have any false hope that this will be an easy process.
        - Marci

GLA: Thanks for writing, Marci. There is a lot here to address.
       First, well done on looking out for red flags and protecting yourself. A simple Google search could have saved a lot of other people like yourself time and money. That agency you speak of is widely regarded as a scam, and they are on Writer Beware's list of the 20 worst literary agencies out there.
       Next, on to your concern that few agents rep children's manuscripts. This is both very true and very false. The fact is that a TON of agents rep juvenile fiction - it's just that most of those I speak of are looking for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG). Both of these genres are hot in a publishing market that's cold, hence why so many agents are looking for the next big thing. That said, you are correct in saying that few agents rep picture book manuscripts and projects of a similar nature. Fewer picture books are published these days, and there is a glut of them sitting in agents' inboxes. Too many people want to write a picture book ms. If this is your goal, best of luck.
       Now, regarding how to find reputable literary agents. You have some options. Pick up a copy of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market. Not only does it have plenty of agent listings, it also has instructional articles on writing/craft, as well as other market listings for children's writers. The website I help oversee is www.writersmarket.com, and it has the whole shebang in terms of literary agent listings. It has the biggest agent database you can find anywhere - but know that it is a pay site.
       Besides that, you can always check out AgentQuery.com, a helpful free resource online that lists reputable agents. Is it as big as WritersMarket.com? No, but it's free and it's very solid. You may want to join the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). It will likely cost a fee, but you can have access to their wisdom and a list of recommended agents.
       Those are some good places to start. Some options cost money. Some don't. But what I think happened is you just got spooked. You caught a real bad agency at first because you were looking in the wrong place. Search in the right places (mentioned above) and they're all reputable. They may not reply fast, and they may say "no" much more often than "yes," but you won't have to pay any upfront fees.

Children's Writing

7/15/2008 11:12:10 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Ageny Profile: Diana Finch Literary Agency
Posted by Chuck

Diana Finch Literary Agency

116 W. 23rd St., Suite 500, New York NY 10011. Phone: (646)375-2081. E-mail: diana.finch@verizon.net. Contact: Diana Finch. Seeking new and established writers. Prior to opening her agency, Ms. Finch worked at Ellen Levine Literary Agency for 18 years. Established: 2003. Member of AAR. Represents 45 clients. 20% of clients are new/unpublished writers. Currently Handles: 65% Nonfiction Books, 25% Novels, 5% Juvenile Books, 5% Multimedia.

Represents: Nonfiction Books, Novels, Scholarly Books. Nonfiction areas of interest: Biography, Business, Child Guidance/Parenting, Computers, Current Affairs, Ethnic/Cultural, Government/Politics/Law, Health/Medicine, History, How-to, Humor, Juvenile nonfiction, Memoirs, Military, Money, Music/Dance, Nature, Photography, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-Help/Personal Improvement, Sports, Theater/film, Translation, True Crime, Women's Issues. Fiction areas of interest: Action/Adventure, Detective/Police/Crime, Ethnic, Historical, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult.

How to Contact: Query with SASE or via e-mail (no attachments). Accepts e-mail queries. No phone or fax queries. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Returns materials only with SASE. Actively seeking: narrative nonfiction, popular science, and health topics. Does not want: romance, mysteries, or children's picture books.

Recent Sales: Armed Madhouse, by Greg Palast (Penguin US/UK); The Bush Agenda, by Antonia Juhasz; Journey of the Magi, by Tudor Parfitt (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Radiant Days, by Michael FitzGerald (Shoemaker & Hoard); The Queen's Soprano, by Carol Dines (Harcourt Young Adult); Was the 2004 Election Stolen?, by Steven Freeman and Joel Bleifuss (Seven Stories); An Iranian Memoir, by Azadeh Moaveni (Random House); Great Customer Connections, by Rich Gallagher (Amacom). Terms: Agent receives 15% commission on domestic sales.; 20% commission on foreign sales.
Offers written contract. "I charge for photocopying, overseas postage, galleys, and books purchased, and try to recap these costs from earnings received for a client, rather than charging outright." Tips: "Do as much research as you can on agents before you query. Have someone critique your query letter before you send it. It should be only 1 page and describe your book clearly—and why you are writing it—but also demonstrate creativity and a sense of your writing style."

Agency Profile | Nonfiction

7/15/2008 10:27:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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2009 Article Excerpt: Assessing Credibility
Posted by Chuck

I have officially wrapped up all editing on the 2009 Guide to Literary Agents. It's over. Finally. Done. (I. Love. Using. Periods.) To celebrate, I thought I'd post excerpts from the forthcoming upfront articles.

2009 Article Excerpt:

The Scoop on Researching Agents

"...Anybody can go to the neighborhood copy center and order business cards that say "literary agent," but that title doesn't mean she can sell your book. She may lack the proper connections with others in the publishing industry, and an agent's reputation with editors is a major strength or weakness.
        Agents who have been in the business awhile have a large number of contacts and carry the most clout with editors. However, veteran agents can be too busy to take on new clients or might not have the time to develop an author. Newer agents, on the other hand, may be hungrier, as well as more open to unpublished writers.
        If it's a new agent without a track record, be aware that you're taking more of a risk signing with her than with a more established agent. But know that even a new agent should not be new to publishing. Many agents were editors before they were agents, or they worked at an agency as an assistant. Experience is crucial for making contacts in the publishing world and learning about rights and contracts..."

         - "Assessing Credibility: The Scoop on Researching Agents" (page 14)

While Guide to Literary Agents is best known for its large and detailed list of literary agencies, every edition has plenty of informational articles and interviews designed to help writers perfect their craft and contact agents wisely. The 2009 edition is no different, with more than 80 pages of articles addressing numerous writing and publishing topics.

7/15/2008 10:14:21 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Maria Blogs About Thrillerfest
Posted by Chuck

Maria Schneider, editor extraordinaire of Writer's Digest magazine, recently blogged all about her adventures in Manhattan while she was at Thrillerfest.

Thrillerfest, if you didn't know, is a huge writers' conference for writers of thr thriller genre, and attracts a crazy amount of big-name authors, such as Sandra Brown, David Baldacci and James Rollins. Check her posts out!

Sandra Brown and Maria Schneider.

Genre Writing | Writers' Conferences

7/15/2008 10:02:05 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Back From Vacation. Here's the News...
Posted by Chuck

I'm back from vacationing in
my hometown of Erie, Penn.,
so here is some news about
the 2009 GLA and the agent world:

1. I asked superagent Janet Reid of FinePrint Literary Management (who runs the QueryShark blog) to write an article for the 2010 Guide to Literary Agents book and she found my suggested topics to be "boorrring!" So she opened a thread on her blog asking for topic suggestions. To see the suggestions and even weigh in, do so here.

2. After I presented at the Agents & Editors writers' conference in Austin recently, one writer in the crowd did a real nice write-up of the conference on Writer Unboxed, an awesome site. He details his experiences from the whole conference and even mentions our smart aleck back-and-forths during one of my sessions.

3. Speaking of presentations, a cool writer in the crowd at my latest presentation (in Virginia at Smith Mountain Lake) blogged about my presentation and posted a photo here. Her name is Becky and she runs the Peevish Pen blog.

4. Greenhouse Literary, a relatively new agency, has a blog I didn't know about. Check out agent Sarah Davies's words of wisdom.

5. Evatopia, a script and literary management agency in LA, has recently changed its address to: 8447 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 401, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

6. And lastly, I received a copy of the new 2009 Guide to Literary Agents in my hands today. Exciting. It won't be in stores for another two weeks, but you can order it on Amazon at any time. The new book has updated information, new agency listings, and plenty of writers conferences.

7. And super-lastly, did anyone see Hancock? Man, it was bad! How do you screw that up? You got the world's most bankable star and a great concept, and you just blow it. I said it before: The Dark Knight is the must-see film of 2008 and the buzzstorm on that movie is in high gear. I remember that someone commented before and said Indy Jones IV was the must-see flick.
      Yeah ... OK.
      You chill with your aliens. I'll watch The Joker and Two-Face.

Random Updates | Writers' Conferences

7/8/2008 12:26:14 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Agent Advice: Elizabeth Pomada of Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents
Posted by Chuck

"Agent Advice" is a series of quick interviews with literary and script agents who talk with Guide to Literary Agents about their thoughts on writing, publishing, and just about anything else.

This installment features Elizabeth Pomada of Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents in San Francisco. Michael Larsen and Laurie McLean round out the agency, which was established in 1972. A member of the Association of Authors Representatives, Elizabeth Pomada cofounded the San Francisco Writers Conference and Writing for Change. She and Michael Larsen are frequently welcomed as presenters at writers’ conferences and literary events across the country.

GLA: Michael Larsen has written three guidebooks for writers, which give his professional advice and views on the publishing industry. You’ve written a travel book, and the two of you collaborated on a series about architecture. You're in the public eye. You were "transparent" before the term was coined to describe revealing an insider's perspective of a business.

EP: I'm afraid that we are just too transparent. If you read our Web site and also our listings in Writer's Digest Books and even Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents, strangers would pretty much know who we are and what we like. I'm pretty out there about wanting to do nothing more than read good books on the beach or in the pool. And now that we've started the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference—dedicated to nonfiction writers who want to change the world, one book at a time—the world knows that Michael really does want to save the world.

GLA: Is the Internet changing the way you operate?

EP: The Internet is certainly changing the way we do business. The phone doesn't always ring off the hook all day—and we sometimes worry about that. But then we open e-mail and see about 150 messages on our main address, Larsenpoma@aol.com; about 20 on our personal address; one on our "Painted Ladies" address; and 15 on the conference address, so we know people are reaching out. Also, we use e-mail to send manuscripts, so UPS and postage costs are down (amazing) and things are faster and easier to send, although it's still difficult to get answers. I still don't like to read queries online and end up printing out and reading and then answering, which takes up more time than it did before, but Michael does like to edit proposals online.

GLA: How do you prefer to be contacted by writers seeking representation?

EP: Writers may contact us by writing a three-paragraph e-mail letter: the hook, the book, and the cook. Hook us to the idea; tell a bit about the book and a bit about the author.

GLA: Do you want to receive queries from writers who reside in countries other than the U.S.?

EP: We regularly receive queries from all over the world and don't mind, but they still have to be well written.

GLA: Are you currently seeking any specific kinds of manuscripts? Would you consider a graphic novel?

EP: We don't plan to accept or sell graphic novels. That's another world, and we don't wish to delve into it now. Our associate, Laurie McLean, did try for six months and found that it was simply too difficult, since it was another language, another set of editors and methods, and she has stopped. I'm still looking for wonderful historical novels, and Michael is still looking for books that can change the world.

GLA: If a writer sends you a promising query outside your specific areas of interest, will you pass it along to another agent?

EP: Michael and I do share promising queries with each other, if the initial reader isn't up to handling the project. But we do not pass queries on to other agents. We may suggest names to the writers, however.

GLA: What kinds of writing credentials or professional affiliations do you look for when you receive a query?

EP: For fiction, credentials really don't matter. But once a writer wants to enter the publishing business, then she should be a member of as many affiliations as possible for networking purposes. For example, Romance Writers of America, if she's doing romance. Mystery Writers of America, if mysteries. International Thriller Writers, if thrillers. For nonfiction, the author's platform is crucial.

GLA: Can you tell us about your latest deal?

EP: The most recent thing I've sold is Katharine Kerr's unexpected fifteenth book—and the promised last book—in the Deverry Series, The Silver Wyrm. Both it and number fourteen were unplanned, as the thirteenth was to be the last.

GLA: At which upcoming writers' conferences will you be found?

EP: We'll be attending the San Francisco Writing for Change conference in August 2008; East of Eden Writers Conference in Salinas, Calif., in September 2008; the San Francisco Writers Conference in February 2009; the Emerald Coast Writers Conference in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., in March 2009; the Writer’s Digest Books Writers Conference in May 2009; BEA in New York City in May 2009; the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in June 2009; and the Women’s Fiction Festival in Matera, Italy. So far.

GLA: Michael Connelly and Dean Koontz drew a large audience when they spoke and signed books at BookExpo America (BEA) in Los Angeles. Can you pinpoint the qualities in these two bestselling authors that make their books so incredibly popular?

EP: Michael and I both enjoyed hearing Dean Koontz and Michael Connelly. I think the qualities that they both have are, first of all, polishing their craft. Both have written many, many books and they've worked their way up to where they are. They didn't start in the number one slot as some new writers expect to. And both have created characters that people care about, book after book.

GLA: To a writer looking for an agent, can you offer any advice about something we haven't discussed?

EP: As always, my advice to writers is to do your homework. Treat writing as a career, not a hobby. If you were going to be a lawyer or a firefighter, who would do your homework on the subject? Publishing should be treated seriously.

A long list of helpful online resources, as well as submission guidelines for writers seeking representation, can be found on the Larsen-Pomada website. Michael Larsen will soon be launching a blog in connection with Writing for Change. Watch for him and Elizabeth Pomada promoting the conference with a new video on YouTube later this month.

Elizabeth Pomada

Agent Advice (Agent Interviews)

7/5/2008 5:57:16 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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My Adventures in Smith Mountain Lake...
Posted by Chuck

Last week I got the chance to present for the Smith Mountain Lake Writers Group down in southwest Virginia (think near Roanoke). The talk drew in a decent crowd - considering the holiday so close - and attracted writers from several counties.

I'm still out of town and have been having trouble posting on the blog (sorry for the wait). Below you will find some questions that writers asked at the presentation.

Me and some of the Smith Mountain
Lake writers. To my right is group
coordinator Jim Morrison.

Q. What do you do if you're unhappy with how your literary agent is working for you?

A. Complicated question. The standard answer of "Be honest with her" is unfulfilling because you feel like she knows more than you, and she knows how to work. But still, you have to be honest and gently express concern at how things are going.
That said, have patience. As long as the agent is working on your project, then she is indeed working. If it's getting submitted to places with no luck, then examine why this is. Is this work sub-par? Does it need tweaking? What about these submissions she's sending to editors? Does she have relationships with the editors, or are these just cold submissions?
If you have decided to get out of a representation agreement with an agent, you will have to consult your contract, and check out the details (fine print). Contracts have termination clauses and you could be stuck with that agent for several weeks or months, etc. Usually this is not a problem because a reputable agent will want to cut ties with a client who wants to cut ties with them. That said, know that any previous books that you worked with the agent on - and sold - will be tied to the agent forever. For example, if your agent sold Book 1, and now you want to get out because Book 2 is going nowhere, you will always be locked in to that agent for Book 1 because she sold it. For every dollar you make now until forever, she gets 15 cents.

Q. Why is literary fiction a difficult sell?

A. Screenwriter Blake Snyder said that if you can't boil your story down to one super-intiguing sentence (a logline), then you're already in trouble. The reason that so much of what's out now in movie theaters is sequels and remakes and garbage is because it's easily marketable. People know what the story's about.
Genre fiction (also called popular fiction), such as mysteries or romance or sci-fi, has a specific framework - a specific blueprint. People enjoy mysteries because they want to solve a crime. They expect red herrings. They expect a clever villain. These things are integral parts of the mystery blueprint. Literary fiction has no blueprint! I've said before that when you don't know what your novel is genre-wise, it could very well be literary fiction. Because literary fiction has no blueprint, and the stories are often more layered and rich, that tends to make them harder to condense into one super-intriguing line. And that's why they're a hard sell. People just don't know what they're about, and they need to know if they're going to plunk down $27 for it.

Genre Writing | Writers' Conferences

7/5/2008 11:19:03 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

New Agency Alert: Straus Literary Agency
Posted by Kristen Howe

Reminder: Newer agencies are golden opportunities for new writers because they're likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you're just wasting time and postage.

Straus Literary Agency

319 Lafayette St., #220 New York, NY 10012. (646)843-9950. Fax: (646)390-3320. E-mail: jonah@strausliterary.com. Contact: Jonah Straus. New agency actively seeking clients. Prior to becoming an agent, Jonah spent 13 years in editorial, sales and marketing for publishing and book distributers in New York and San Francisco. Established: 2003. Currently handles: 50% Fiction, 50% Nonfiction.

Nonfiction areas of interest: biography, history, mind/body/spirit, travel, lifestyle, memoir, cookbooks, multicultural, current events, politics, humor. Fiction areas of interest: general fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, multicultural fiction, mystery. How to Contact: E-mail query with synopsis, author bio and two sample chapters as attachment.

Recent sales: Above Top Secret: Uncover the Mysteries of the Digital Age by Jim Marrs (The Disinformation Company); Depression, War and Cold War: Studies in Political Economy by Robert Higgs (Oxford University Press, USA).

Note: This agency is not be confused with Robin Straus Literary, Inc.

New Agency Alerts

6/26/2008 11:27:27 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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A WD Editor's Agent Notes from NYC
Posted by Chuck

Writer's Digest magazine editor Maria Schneider was recently up in New York City accompanying the grand-prize winners of the WD Annual Writing Competition. The big winners get a trip to Manhattan to meet with several agents, who they can schmooze with and pitch. How cool is that?

Maria came back with some notes (in no particular order). They are worthwhile to check out, so here are the best ones:

      • The term “book club novel” is hot; consider using in lieu of “literary” fiction; “crossover appeal” is another good catchphrase.
      • Know what the core conflict/turning point of your story is.
      • It takes a long time and a lot of effort to find the right agent because you want to find an agent who shares your vision for your writing career. This is one of the most important relationships of your life.
      • Many newer/younger agents are coming into the field with strong editing background and expect to do a lot of editing. (Chuck's note: This is, naturally, good news, but you cannot expect this. Assuming an agent will help you edit is a big no-no. If they do step in, simply be grateful.)
      • Get some publishing credits however you can before you pitch a novel; this sends a signal to everyone that you are a publishable writer.

Ah. New York. I took this
photo at BookExpo America in 2007.

Contests

6/26/2008 10:38:39 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Querying for a Nonfiction Self-Published Book
Posted by Chuck

Q. Do agents like self-published books to be sent in with a proposal instead of a tradition set of printed chapters?

A. Agents will want a book proposal if the book is nonfiction. With a self-published book, you have to approach it much like a normal query, but there is added pressure to prove that the book needs a second incarnation and that new sales can justify this.
I just wrote a long piece on this (querying agents with a self-published book) for the October issue of Writer's Digest, which comes out in August. Keep an eye out for it.

Self-Publishing and Agents

6/26/2008 1:55:13 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Agent Advice: Julie Hill of Julie Hill & Assoc.
Posted by Chuck

"Agent Advice" is a series of quick interviews with literary and script agents who talk with Guide to Literary Agents about their thoughts on writing, publishing, and just about anything else.

This installment features Julie Hill of Julie A. Hill and Assoc., LLC. Julie's specialty is nonfiction.

GLA: How did you become an agent?

JH: I was writing for periodicals. My friends, who were screenwriters and also going through the finding-an-agent process, suggested I'd be good at it. And here I am.

GLA: What's the most recent thing you've sold?

JH: Lately I've been doing a lot of contract negtotiating for other people, but I did most recently sell a title to Barricade Books that releases in October 2008, Return to Naples: My Italian Bar Mitzvah. My most well-known book of late is A Blessing in Disguise by Andrea Joy Cohen, MD, from Penguin, released January of 2008. I always have the Florida travel guides from Frommers and Dummies (by Laura Lea Miller), which get updated yearly. I'd love to do more travel guides. Cafe Life: Venice Pubs in September '08 is the third in the Cafe Life series. Two more are due out next year: Seattle and San Francisco.

GLA: What are you specifically looking for right now and not getting? For example, a great nonfiction book about massage...

JH: Really great writers for travel, travel and travel. Also memoir, self help, and advice. I am also looking for anything that is in regard to Jewish titles, such as books about the Holocaust.

GLA: Your website says you are actively seeking queries from good nonfiction authors with a platform. Can you help define what separates a decent platform from a great platform?

JH: A great platform includes an author with great name recognition through a regular writing or performance gig: a column, a show, with a large audience. Their books traditionally do better than unknown writers, though there are exceptions. Having a big web presence is also in the great platform category. If you get a million hits a month, your platform is one publishers will care about.

GLA: What happens when you get a writer with good visibility and platform, but not in the subject they want to write in? Can that still work?

JH: If they have an outside editor to work with and some viable ideas, yes.

GLA: Do you consider yourself to have any weird quirks as an agent? In other words, have you ever been on an agent panel and heard all the other agents agree on something while you yourself thought differently

JH: YES. Most agents do not handle travel guides and I love them. They seem to shun "work-for-hire" like travel guides and related content.

GLA: Do you find that writers who break into nonfiction books and prove themselves as a reliable writer are in a position to get further book assignments from publishers?

JH: Abso-friggin-lutely, especially if their platform and sales history is impressive.

GLA: Will you be at any upcoming writers conferences where writers can meet you?

JH: None planned at present - sorry.

GLA: Any other bit(s) of advice concerning something we haven't discussed?

JH: Know how to write a great book proposal!

Julie Hill of Julie A. Hill And Assoc., LLC is looking for nonfiction in the following subjects: Reference, Biography, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Science.
Send all submissions via snail mail. Never send a complete ms unless requested. Send to Julie A. Hill and Assoc. LLC, 1155 Camino Del Mar, #530, Del Mar, CA. 92014.

Agent Advice (Agent Interviews) | Nonfiction

6/25/2008 3:05:02 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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