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Agents - Yea or Nay?
Richelle Mead:
I've heard agents say at conferences that you should definitely have a finished manuscript before querying. You shouldn't send the whole manuscript, though. Check out exactly what each agent requirements. Usually their websites will tell you. Some may only want a letter; some may want 50 pages. Regardless, the are FLOODED with queries every day, and you don't want to be dismissed because you couldn't follow their guidelines.
Agents who do urban fantasy off the top of my head: Donald Maass Agency (Jim's), Ashley Grayson Agency, Rachel Vater at Lowenstein and Young (think I'm spelling that right--searching for Rachel Vater should pull her), Spectrum Literary Agency, Ethan Ellenberg Agency, Folio Lit Agency, Jabberwocky Agency, and...that's all that's coming. You can find all of them on Google, but again: read their guidelines and make sure you query the specific agent who handles this genre.
Willowhugger:
Thanks for the list Richelle.
If the DM agency doesn't accept my book, I'll check them out.
Drew:
My agent had dumped me. Then I found a publisher on my own, then she signed me back up. You get a lot more respect if you have one and I had a hard time finding one.
Willowhugger:
Anyone got a list of good science fiction agents?
Richelle Mead:
Most of those agents I listed from a few posts back do sci-fi too. Most should be on the web somewhere with what kind of stuff they're looking for. Good luck!
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