Excellent summary, bulleted lists and info for approaching #literary #agents, #pitching, writing #queries, and more, here, for ongoing or new authors to get into traditional or small press #publishing.
Thanks, Morgan Hazelwood, for curating/collecting and posting. Reblogging!
What do agents want? What are publishers sick of? At Balticon52, I got the opportunity to hear a few of the industry leaders voice their opinions.
The panel was entitled “Pitches We’re Sick Of (And One’s We’d Like To See More Of), but since that’s not enough to fill an hour, it turned into a Question and Answer session.
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Whose Opinions Were Shared And Why Should You Care?
Joshua Bilmes is the President of JABberwocky Literary Agency, which he founded in 1994. His clients include NY Times bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson, Charlaine Harris, Peter V. Brett, Jack Campbell, Elizabeth Moon and Simon R. Green.
Neil Clarke is best known as the editor and publisher of the Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning magazine, Clarkesworld. He is a six-time and current finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form.
The panel was moderated by Sarah Avery. Sarah’s first…
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Sally Ember, Ed.D. 