This is the week I pull together the last of the things I need before sending sending
Lharmell off to agents. This morning I have been finishing synopses, not only for
Lharmell, but for books two and three as well,
The Harmings and
Queen of Lharmell. I want to have these readily available if
Lharmell gets requested. I've written about a third of
The Harmings but I don't want to go too far with it in case a) editor-induced rewrites change the plot of book one in some way (I hope not though!) or b) it turns out to be a total flop and isn't picked up by anyone. Pray that the latter isn't the case!
I have a handful of agents who take on YA fantasy that I plan on sending query letters to for starters. My list is:
- Kristen Nelson
- Jenny Bent
- Jim McCarthy
- Jill Grinberg
- Jenoyne Adams
- Daniel Lazar
- Fay Bender
- Ethan Ellenberg
- Zoe Fishman
What do you think of these? Am I missing any that you think I should include in my first round?
I'm off to make another black
chai and put thing finishing touches on the synopsis of book three. Thank goodness I've switched from coffee as I can drink a million cups of
chai and not get the shakes!
WISH ME LUCK.
There's probably something deeply wrong with me, but I skipped the agents bit and just started contacting publishers directly, and that's gone well so far. I write contemporary YA, though. So I have no idea at all about agents that take on YA fantasy.
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(btw, I love the new background and header. Looks awesome).
Thanks Steph! Nothing wrong with contacting publishers directly, but I'm aiming at the US market and the big houses don't look at unsoliciteds. You say it's going well for you. Do tell! What's been happening?
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GOOD LUCK!!!!!
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