Novel Update: Adventures in Agenting!
In my last novel update , where I gave an overview of the genre (neo-Victorian historical fiction) and plot, I also briefly discussed my plans for selling Rage and Regret . The past month or so, I have been signing up for all sorts of "how to sell your novel to agents" events. Two involved listening to an agent's webinar and getting feedback on the query letter and opening pages. One involved attending a local pitch fest and getting to talk to some agents and editors in person. All were informative and gave me a much better sense of what agents want, and the market, below. Pitch Fest Not wanting to spend $500 or more on a writers' conference, I was pleased to learn that for a much more reasonable price, I could attend a smaller pitch fest sponsored by a local women writers group . Be in a room with real-live agenty people who could give me more specific feedback than "It just didn't grab me"? Where do I sign up?! So I got up on a rainy S