Category Archives: Agents

Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: What We’re Looking For TODAY

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Donna Maloy, Author

Here are two opportunities to find out what agents and editors are looking for right this minute. Really. You don’t have to guess any more, you don’t have to waste your time sending in that 150,000-word dystopian-Regency vampire-werewolf romance you … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Start with Character

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Donna Maloy, Author

In a recent post for Adventures in YA Publishing, Susan Hawk of The Bent Agency answered the burning question, “What would make you stop reading when reviewing sample pages?” Her answer wasn’t specifically directed to YA manuscripts. But it was surprising—at first … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Meet Rachelle Gardner

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

Rachelle Gardner is an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency.She began her career in publishing in 1995. Since then she’s been a Senior Editor (launching the award-winning NavPress Fiction line), a ghostwriter (of eight published books), editor of more … Continue reading →

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