The Shocking Query Mistakes That Could Doom Your Book Before Agents Ever Read It – Avoid These Now!
Once upon a time, a literary agent would arrive at their office on a Monday morning and discover a soggy pile of brown-paper-wrapped manuscripts blocking their doorway. Hence the term – slush-pile.
Now, nearly ALL querying takes place in cyberspace via email or online portals. That’s not to say getting an agent to represent you has become easier; it hasn’t. In fact, agents are now so inundated with queries that they spend less than 30 seconds reading each email, or, if they are part of a bigger organisation, delegate this task to an intern.
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