For the first time ever I’ve decided to begin pitching some of my stories to literary agents. I’d love to hear from you as to which of my stories you liked the best. It may help me to decide which to pitch.
I’ve done quite a bit of research about writing query letters and have identified several literary agents that appear to be most interested in the kinds of stories I write, but the odds are daunting. Some agents say that they only represent two or three out of every one- or two- thousand queries, and many don’t accept queries at all.
With Love,
Russ
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Way to go, hope you get some interest
Thank you, Joanne.
Russ
Good luck!
Thank you, David.
Russ
Good luck, Russ!
Thank you, Mimi!
Russ
Sending you lots of luck. Good for you! The more ‘rejections’ a writer gets, the better writer he/she is. Many agents don’t even send ‘rejection’ e-mails anymore, though. They just don’t respond at all. :-0 But we, your readers, think you’re great.
Your kind message means a lot to me, Pamela. As a twice-published author you understand all the feelings that are coming up for me as I take this next big step on my writing journey. Thank you for brightening my morning and for your kind encouragement.
Russ
Wish you the best. I don’t have idea ONE, but look forward to reading about your agent adventure.
Thank you, Tess. I look forward to telling the tale.
Russ
Russ, best of luck with the pitches. I suppose the work starts trying to research which ones are most likely to be interested in the stories. Fingers crossed and let us know how you get on. 😀
Thank you, Annika. Yes, between learning how at approach literary agents, and identifying which ones are most likely to be the best fit with my work, I’ve probably invested 25-30 hours just in research, and that is only for children’s picture books. I haven’t even begun the much larger projects of doing the same for each of my other fiction and non-fiction genres.
Russ