tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post276307414156939087..comments2023-09-16T04:44:42.410-04:00Comments on Ask a Literary Agent: Can I land an agent with a short story collection?Noah Lukemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731880178684434531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post-3913721156590281022014-11-07T11:11:03.219-05:002014-11-07T11:11:03.219-05:00The problem with anthologies is most don't sel...The problem with anthologies is most don't sell. Nowadays readers are buying cheaper short e-books, one short story at a time, instead of anthologies. The shorts do sell. But it's tough to get people to buy a whole anthology anymore. ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8880689819528856549.post-27630918637645726112014-10-19T06:08:17.053-04:002014-10-19T06:08:17.053-04:00Hello, I'm about to send submissions to litera...Hello, I'm about to send submissions to literary agents in the UK where I'm based. One of them stipulates to send a covering email, as opposed to the usual covering letter attached to the email. I'm tempted to send covering emails to all of them (and I've checked, they do take email submissions), instead of the rather dull and predictable 'Please find attached...' . Also, I was thinking of using the email header as a first hook, rather than just saying 'Novel submission...' with the title. Are these good ideas or should I stick to a more traditional approach, do you think? Thank you very much! CarolineCaroline Jestazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107503089898552333noreply@blogger.com