Comments on: The Cover Letter: Your Ticket In or The Kiss of Death? http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html where fiction lovers come to play Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: MDN http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-947 MDN Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:25:58 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-947 I have been utilizing the internet to find Agents. What's interesting is that I researched one particular Agent and felt that my book genre (middle grade fiction) fell within his area of interest. Several different sites, even his own, listed an interest in middle grade fiction. When I sent a query letter I was rejected with a note that it was not his area of interest. Upon further scrutiny of his blog I found a small entry where he stated "I am not interested in middle grade fiction". I have encountered this on more than one occasion. Unless I call every Agent and verfiy area of interest I have to rely on what I find on the internet. A busy Agent is not going to field calls from a slush pile entrant. As for the Bio portion of the letter. I am sure Agents are not interested in my education, especially since it is not in the language arts. I have no previous writing credits. Therefore, I skip that portion. Any reccomedations for aspiring authors? I have been utilizing the internet to find Agents. What’s interesting is that I researched one particular Agent and felt that my book genre (middle grade fiction) fell within his area of interest. Several different sites, even his own, listed an interest in middle grade fiction. When I sent a query letter I was rejected with a note that it was not his area of interest.

Upon further scrutiny of his blog I found a small entry where he stated “I am not interested in middle grade fiction”. I have encountered this on more than one occasion.

Unless I call every Agent and verfiy area of interest I have to rely on what I find on the internet.

A busy Agent is not going to field calls from a slush pile entrant.

As for the Bio portion of the letter. I am sure Agents are not interested in my education, especially since it is not in the language arts.

I have no previous writing credits. Therefore, I skip that portion. Any reccomedations for aspiring authors?

]]> By: Cathleen http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-920 Cathleen Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:33:34 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-920 The information listed in this article is exactly the information I was searching for. Well done and thank you. The information listed in this article is exactly the information I was searching for. Well done and thank you.

]]> By: James http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-918 James Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:56:53 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-918 Thanks for the compliment Sarah. Thanks for the compliment Sarah.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/author-submission-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-917 Sarah Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.fictionforum.net/writers/articles/the-cover-letter-your-ticket-in-or-the-kiss-of-death-121.html#comment-917 What a great article! Thank you for posting this. I appreciate the quotes from editors themselves, too. What a great article! Thank you for posting this. I appreciate the quotes from editors themselves, too.

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