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Pitching An Agent: 'Submitting the Whole Packet'

This agency goes above and beyond, committing themselves to the selling and marketing of your book

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – January 23, 2008
Agency: Firebrand Literary Agency
Number of agents: Two, plus an assistant
Number of clients: About 40
Notable clients: Shannon Hale, James Maxey, Adam Selzer, Tina Ferraro
Amount of unsolicited material accepted: 10 percent (based on material they've requested)
Fiction vs. nonfiction: 90 percent fiction, 10 percent non-fiction

Background: Nadia Cornier started Firebrand after ...

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