Everywhere I go I hear writers complain about the black hole that is every agent’s in-box—the slush pile—that dark and dangerous place where their queries and manuscripts go in, never to be seen again.
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Joan Didion says that writers are always selling someone out. Who are you selling out?
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As an agent, my primary job is to sell my clients’ books. How do I know if I can place a writer’s work? Here are the top criteria that can help me predict what books may work in today’s tough marketplace.
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Oscar Wilde wants you to misbehave. You have 20 minutes.
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The life of a writer? Dramatic highs and lows. But there’s reason for optimism, if only you know what to let go of.
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Grace. “You can’t work or earn your way into it,” says Rick Bass. “It comes to you, unbidden.” But does it, for your protagonist?
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