tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post1538270279946713589..comments2023-09-16T04:44:42.410-04:00Comments on Ask a Literary Agent: Will an agent represent me just for one genre of fiction?Noah Lukemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731880178684434531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post-28277865960196884922013-05-17T18:10:01.601-04:002013-05-17T18:10:01.601-04:00What role does your agent take on if you published...What role does your agent take on if you published your first book (with the agent;s help), but are choosing to self publish your second book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post-60549240194981114832013-02-14T22:38:28.616-05:002013-02-14T22:38:28.616-05:00Dear Mr. Lukeman,
Your books are among my favorit...Dear Mr. Lukeman, <br />Your books are among my favorite writing references. As I prepare my query letter, your advice on the topic has been particularly useful. I've composed a personal query that I feel reflects the type of novel I have written. Yet, frequently I've come across emphatic advice to place the hook in the first paragraph, leading with such phrasing as "When Jane Doe is faced with (random compelling crisis)" or the like. My tastes lean toward literary fiction, and when I imagine phrasing my query leading with a hook, it doesn't suit my story. In your query letter book, you mentioned how conflicting the advice is on the subject. Is it due to genre preference perhaps? Do you consider this type of format more typically used with manuscripts of commercial fiction? S Williamsnoreply@blogger.com