This is a very thorough answer, and I'm glad to see an author tackling this question rather than an agent, because I think sometimes it's easier to swallow advice and suggestions from someone who is (in a manner of speaking) on your side of the equation.
Do you mind if I ask another question?
Keeping all these things in mind that you have said, are there things that a first time, unpublished novelist looking for an agent should be doing to help themselves out in the search for an agent?
Meaning: are there mistakes the first timers make that hold them back from being able to make a deal with an agent? Are there things they should be doing that they aren't?
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Date: 2009-04-24 01:00 pm (UTC)Do you mind if I ask another question?
Keeping all these things in mind that you have said, are there things that a first time, unpublished novelist looking for an agent should be doing to help themselves out in the search for an agent?
Meaning: are there mistakes the first timers make that hold them back from being able to make a deal with an agent? Are there things they should be doing that they aren't?