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5 Elements Your Story Must Have If You're Writing the Next Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train
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However you feel about the literary term "Grip-Lit," there's no doubt that readers have embraced this type of psychological thriller and publishers are clamoring for its next big hit. Novels such as Gone Girl, Before I Go to Sleep and The Girl on the Train put female characters in danger but also, crucially, in the driver's seat. Instead of passive victims, these heroines are calculating, complex and compelling. Click here to continue.
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| Literary agent Meg LaTorre-Snyder of the Corvisiero Literary Agency is open to queries! She is looking for fantasy, historical fiction, romance, space opera, steam punk, and thrillers in young adult, new adult, and adult categories. Read More... |
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 | Guide to Literary Agents 2018
| The 2018 edition is now available, with listing information for more
than 1,000 agents who
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| I'm a big fan of social media and online writing contests. I've entered every KidLit-related pitch contest I've come across in the past two years, but it was PBParty where I found my agent. PBParty is an online contest that provides agents a chance to review your query and the first 50 words of your picture book. The submission window is open for a short amount time, and accepts the first 250 entries-which sometimes fills up in a matter of hours. Read More... |
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| I went about searching for an agent in the usual way-using online sites. My search focused on trying to gather information about agents who represented works in my chosen genres: picture books, middle grade humor, young adult, and historical romance. After I polished my query letter, I sent it off to some possible agents. I didn't know a lot about the process then, but I know now there were definite reasons why I signed with the agent I did, and I am happy with my decision. Read More... |
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Cris Freese
Cris Freese is the managing editor for Writer's Digest Books and Writer's Market. He edits Guide to Literary Agents (both online and in print) and Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market. Follow him on Twitter @crisfreese. |
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