Thursday, August 29, 2013

Panelists: [Note — I didn’t write down who the panelists were.  I’m having to look them up from the program.  The actual name of the panel was “How to Obtain an Agent”

• John Berlyne
• Joshua Bilmes
• Jaime Moyer

[Note —  I just had a series of bullet points for this panel]

• agentquery.com
• Do the research (be thorough)
• Write from the heart
• Look at acknowledgements in books you like, and books that match your style
• Personalize your query letter when you can
• Use common sense
• Err on the side of caution
• Treat it like a job interview
• Sell one book at a time
• Shy away from exclusive submissions (except for special circumstances)
• Agents take on the author, not the book (so much).  Include relevant info.
• Agents like what they like
• Agents will google people they are interested in