Even though I always knew this time would come in my pursuit of authorship, I still dread it: the query process. But I can’t keep putting it off, so it’s 2022 and I’m diving in! My Tools
My Process While finishing the final edits on my manuscript, I started going through the Guide to Literary Agents (GLA) and highlighting all agents that take both Fantasy and YA. Once that was complete, I looked at each of those agents and starred ones that also took Graphic Novels and Science Fiction because I want an agency that’s going to be with me through my career if I decide to write books outside of Fantasy. Next, I used the Agency Query Tracker from the Writers Market website (free – click here to visit) to start making my personalized list of agencies. I made slight modifications to the column headers and added the following:
In the end, it looks like this: NExt STeps... My next step is to research each individual agency and pick the specific agent I want to pitch to. My goal is to pitch to 100 agents. If they all fall through, I’m moving on to my next book. Fingers crossed that one out of those 100 like my manuscript!
Have you pitched your book yet? Any tips? Leave them in the comments!
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