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Friday, Aug 26
Success is for LosersWho really wants to get published anyway? That is for losers. Romancing the Blog has some great tips on how to get rejected: "Get really creative. That means not wasting your time on minutiae such as the actual name of the agent or editor; for a salutation, Dear followed by a generic noun (Agent, Editor) is more than adequate. And even if you slip up and include a person's name, do something to make clear the fact that you don't know anything about them; in other words, use Ms. or Mr. indiscriminately. Nor should you get right to the point of what your book is about: it's much better to spend a paragraph or two reminding the agent of something she already knows-to wit, that it's damn hard to get published. For that matter, perhaps perfume your query with an unusual odor, say that of marijuana or other illegal substance (true story! We promise!)" Email This Post |
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