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Topic: Length of nonfiction sample chapters?
| Author | Message |
| Wet Behind the Ears | Posted – 4/8/2008 12:25:42 PM | show profile | email poster A literary agent liked my query letter and wants to see more. What's the minimum number of double-spaced pages from my manuscript that should I send them? 10? 15? 20? 30? More? Any guidance would be helpful. Thanks much. |
| Village Gal | Posted – 4/8/2008 1:01:05 PM | show profile since they did not specify, ask them. Is this fiction? when I heard from agents about my memoir, they usually asked me to send the first 50 pages. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 4/8/2008 3:06:08 PM | show profile Fiction and memoirs are difference. It's assume the book (especially with fiction) is complete. A sample chapter of 10-20 pages should be fine. Be less concerned about the minimum length and write as much as necessary to make the chapter compelling. |
