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This is part 11/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Wow. What a relief. You’ve planned your fishing expedition, scoped out your fishing hole, selected your bait, cast your line, played the nibbles into bites, and hauled in a keeper. Good for you! You’ve received the contract (or agreement of representation) from…

This is part 10/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: In the last post (The Bite: Getting an Offer), I explained that after getting an offer from agent, you’ll want to set up a call to talk to them, with the goal of figuring out if they’re a good match for you….

This is part 9/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Last time we talked about getting a nibble from an agent. But now let’s imagine you’re sitting at your computer, staring at the email that just arrived in your inbox, and the words blur before coming back into focus: “…offer of…

This is part 8/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Agents are a canny bunch, and usually you don’t know if they’ve so much as sniffed at your bait. You pull up your line, only to find that the minnow is gone—or dead. But once in a blue moon, you’re going…

This is part 7/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Putting together a great query letter is almost as hard as writing the whole damn book. And it’s a lot less fun. The good news is that you’ve already done the hardest part: you’ve written the pitch. At this point, you’ve…