If you’re a writer who’s interested in achieving lofty “literary” heights, then you’ve likely dreamed of your work appearing in The New Yorker, The Paris
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You’ve queried your dream literary agents. You’ve waited an indeterminate period of time. You’ve obsessively been checking your emails and/or Query Tracker. And there it
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An acquisitions editor is a proactive role, where an editor will seek to “acquire” manuscripts for their publishing house, imprint, press, and occasionally even literary
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There is a simple rule to perfecting your query letter subject line: follow the instructions set by every specific literary agent that you query. This
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If you want to get sucked down a literary interweb rabbit hole, I recommend googling “How I Got My Literary Agent.” Much like every writer’s
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Discussion is rife in writing communities over how hard it is to get a literary agent. Agents are widely regarded as your way in to
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Much like creating a resume, there is a specific formula you should stick to and a specific query letter length when writing a query letter
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Do you obsessively login to Submittable, refreshing your active submissions tab? Does your heart skip a beat and your stomach fall out of your behind
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