6 Ways to See Your Work Through an Agent or Publisher's Eyes - Part II
6 Ways to See Your Work Through an Agent or Publisher's Eyes - Part II Agents and acquisition editors read thousands of queries every year, but end up picking only 10 to 12 new writers to retain or publish. A writer needs to understand what these busy industry professionals are looking for when reading a query and, more importantly, what they aren't looking for. Part II focuses on publisher/agent reactions to your material and how to anticipate what will get you and your work in the door. This tutorial is presented by Charlotte Robin Cook, an experienced publisher and story editor, and Jon James Miller, an award-winning screenwriter and debut novelist who retained his first literary agent with a compelling query letter in 2011. In this 32-minute tutorial video, you'll discover: How to identify the elements of a great query letter How to keep an agent and acquisition editor reading your material How to make your material fresh yet familiar to an agent and acquisition editor How to