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Hell all,
Knowing what an agent does is often helpful in knowing how best to approach them, this reblog (I feel) is very useful – plus Carlie’s a pretty awesome agent to boot 🙂
Today is #AgentsDay on Twitter. In honor of the occasion (and in honor of the fact that a lot of writers have asked me this question lately), I wanted to write my What I Do All Day post.
When I tell people I’m a literary agent, the ones who know what I do immediately start telling me about the novel they’re working on. The ones who don’t ask me what I do all day, and here’s how I explain it: I work in book futures. Agents are not salaried; we live on money paid out from the 15% our agencies take from our clients’ earnings. When we sign a client, we do so because we believe that we will make a return (money) on our initial investment (time and energy and phone calls to editors) in their property (their book). We believe that our investment will pay off because…
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Hello all, Normally about here is where I’ll let you know who I’m interviewing or what competitions are coming up. But today I’m going to be super self-indulgent … for I have news! As many of you know, I am … Continue reading
Hello All, Today I have a super-special treat for you because today I’ve got the wonderful Emmie Mears with me. Now, I first *met Emmie way-back-when we were both hitting it hard with queries and slogging it out and sharing … Continue reading
Hello all,
I have news of another #Pitching opportunity – #Pitcharama. #Pitcharama is run by my good friends at AussieOwnedandRead, but don’t panic if 
you’re not from Australia, this is an international #Pitching Comp. Quick additional note, this is for Young & New Adult (YA & NA) only
#Pitcharama will open for submission on the 16th of June; here are some details:
You can find terms here: http://aussieownedandread.com/2014/05/22/pitcharama-competition-announcement/
And here’s a brief overview:
#Pitcharama is focused on publishers rather than agents, so if your submission gets picked, it’ll be placed directly before a list of publisher. If you wish to enter:
1. You must have a completed, pitch-ready manuscript.
2. You must sign up to their list (go to the link above and below for more information)
3. You must post your 250 word pitch on your blog on June 16, 2014.
From there, the Aussie Owned and Read team members will each pick three of their favourite pitches to highlight on the blog and put in front of our team of independent publishing partners who then may request to see more of your manuscript on June 27.
We will also have the Pitch Your Mate bonus round, where a friend can promote your manuscript on their blog (details coming soon) for another chance to be selected.
So, what are you waiting for? Start sharpening those 250 word pitches, and make sure you keep your eyes on our blog for more details as they occur, including some of the success stories from 2013′s competition. Don’t forget to hashtag #Pitcharama on twitter so we can join in your conversations.
Lamingtons and love,
The Aussie Owned and Read team
Now for the fun part – The PUBLISHERS!
For a full blog Post Update, got to here: http://aussieownedandread.com/2014/06/13/pitcharama-eek-it-starts-next-week/
But I couldn’t help myself, here’s a quick list of the Publishers:
For complete terms, conditions and information, please go to the Aussie Owned & Read link(s) above & best of luck everyone!
So folks, get those writer-motors-running… it’s #pitching time
Hello all,
In Australia, it’s officially the first day of winter today…
And judging by the constant rain, old-man-winter has finally settled here in Melbourne while spring/summer is at last thawing out my northern hemisphere friends. Nevertheless, our writing dreams and aspirations continue. Today’s post is to let people know of upcoming competitions and opportunities in June.
First off we have #Pitcharama, run by my good friends over at AussieOwnedandRead: http://aussieownedandread.com/
Pitcharama is now into its second year, matching authors in the YA & NA categories with a select group of publishers. Don’t worry, you don’t need to be from Australia to participate… it’s international!
General Info:
PITCHARAMA; matching Young and New Adult writers with some amazing boutique publishers.
1. You must have a completed, pitch-ready manuscript.
2. You must sign up to our list (coming soon).
3. You must post your 250 word pitch on your blog on June 16, 2014.
From there, the Aussie Owned and Read Team Members will each pick three of their favourite pitches to highlight on the blog and put in front of our team of Independent publishing partners who then may request to see more of your manuscript on June 27.
We will also have the Pitch Your Mate Bonus round, where a friend can promote your manuscript on their blog (details coming soon) for another chance to be selected.
So, what are you waiting for? Start sharpening those 250 word pitches, and make sure you keep your eyes on our blog for more details as they occur, including some of the success stories from 2013′s competition. Don’t forget to hashtag #Pitcharama on twitter so we can join in your conversations.
For more info go to the blog of The Aussie Owned and Read team and also follow the hosts…aside from being the hosts of Pitcharama, they are awesome authors and people too. http://aussieownedandread.com/2014/05/22/pitcharama-competition-announcement/
Next we have the amazing Brenda Drake. *Brenda the Magnificent* has gone to a lot of trouble (and planning) & created an entire 12-month schedule. You’d be mad not to make not of the dates & upcoming events.
To view her calendar go to: http://www.brenda-drake.com/2014/05/contest-schedule-yep-im-getting-organized/ & if you’re not following Brenda’s blog or her on Twitter, seriously?
Together with US literary agents, Brenda will be taking a summer-break from competitions, with the first one in August/September 2014. Please note, Brenda will NOT be having a #Pitchmadness comp in September, instead changing the schedule, with #Pitch Wars now happening in the northern hemisphere autumn and the southern hemisphere spring.
I also strongly recommend keeping active on Twitter as there are more things coming up, including Twitter Pitch Parties etc.
Peace, Love and Rainy Sundays…out!
TheNovelAbode 