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LA👇 My top 6 tips for landing a literary agent!
1. I only queried my book once it was 100% polished and complete and had gone through multiple drafts (+ feedback from critique partners and my book coach)
2. I researched agents and their stats extensively through MSWL and QueryTracker and *personalized* all of my query letters
3. I wrote about 90 versions of my query letter, making sure every single word packed a punch
4. Once I got a positive signal from my first few queries, I queried a *ton* of agents at once
5. I made sure to query newer / junior agents in addition to querying my ‘dream’ agents
6. I followed up with all agents after I had my first offer; within 2 weeks I had 8 calls with agents who were trying to convince *me* to work with *them*! (Truly such a surreal experience, after years of never feeling like my writing would be good enough.)
Comment QUERYLETTER if you want my free guide, a copy of the query letter I sent to agents, + my query letter template!
You’ve got this! 📚 💫
@laurenkaywrites
