Forum: Literary Agents Forum

Is leaving CMA and starting her own agency, Firebrand Literary Agency. I read her blog from time to time and this was just announced.

When an agent requests "synopsis and first three chapters" for a submission, should that include the query, or should a different, more business-like...

My dear, You wrote: Get on with the writing and put it out of mind until something concrete happens. I know it's hard to do that, but in this...

My research has revealed to me that each new chapter in the manuscript of a novel should begin about half-way down the new page instead of at the...

Marian Braylaern’s quiet life is redefined the day she discovers that the extraordinary stone she had unearthed in her father’s vineyard contains the...

I posted this under another subject heading...I should have begged for critique! This is the final paragraph of a query-in-progress. Go ahead, be...

...a "good" deal and a "nice" deal? What other kinds of deals are there?

So, hook, a bit about the book, and then the final paragraph. Leaving out the first bit, which I'm still madly at work on and not ready to bare to...

If an agent never provides his client with a signed copy of the contract (that is, one with both party's signatures on it, not just the author's), do...

an "editorial assistant" in an agency?

Let's say you've found an agent that you're interested in. He's not on any "snert" lists (that you can find, anyway). He's also not an AAR...

I've been reading your responses here -- particularly your advice on query-writing. Dang, you write a good hook! Wish I could hire you for my...

139,000 words for a fantasy novel, 10-14 or 12-16-year-old age group. Too long? Too short? Too perfect? Thoughts?

Hello all! Some questions: 1. Assuming I finally make the decision to search for a new agent, do I have to wait until the dissolution of my...

has anyone here worked with the sydra agency? is it a good agency to work with?