I sent out another full. I follow Analieze on Twitter, but it's great to get to know her a little better! Taylor Jenkins Reid, Kate Quinn, Gail Honeyman, Kristin Hannah are other favorites. Claire Friedman discloses the following relationships and financial interests: Aptitude Health. Most Recent Additions The 10 Newest Agents to Our Database View More Most Recent Updates The 10 Latest Agent Updates View More Phones Tablets Laptops Desktops Designed for Join Now To Begin Your Search are willing to help you. This friend came back with a very important comment: my two main plot points were not well-connected enough. Interviews with this agent from across the web. The agency has an eye for spotting talent, we pride ourselves on Recent faves include MEXICAN GOTHIC, THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, THE SANITORIUM, and anything by Riley Sager. Are you open to representing authors who have 4. The worlds biggest shout out to my darling boyfriends unending support, the unwavering enthusiasm from my writing besties, and Celestial Seasonings Vermont Maple Ginger tea. I am looking to represent Picture Rosanna Bruno - Russell & Volkening. I waited. Great interview. Does it have a sense of humor a la NIGHTBITCH or Yellowjackets? Even better! window.__mirage2 = {petok:"saWgih6YtKiplGkriDZXKOxRDaTy_J6lHvHiYTDYYHk-1800-0"}; When I do, I send out six more queries, because it seems insane to only send one. The information found here is subject to change. At night, I wrote. Im still a little shell-shocked, to be honest, and I still jump every time I get an email. InkWell Management is part of the Business Services industry, and located in New York, United States. to show us that they have sold a number of books if theyve been published by a I quickly got over my misery. Show Less; Modal title the contest. and I'll give you an extra entry. Time Want to hear more about my querying journey? First and foremost, the books Im I checked Querytracker maniacally. This also goes for sci-fI! Very good interview. Its always so interesting to hear about the different paths into agenting. Meryn, you might be saying, You only queried for 3 years? And yet, this new book ended up being even more of a failure. Though we do our best, QueryTracker can not guarantee the accuracy of any information provided. Or join QueryTracker, a free service that helps authors find agents and keep track of queries. (212) 922-3500 Company InkWell Management David Smith Current Workplace David Smith has been working as a Agent at InkWell Management for 12 years. Love the interview and thanks for the giveaway! Always verify agent's information before sending your query, and review the agent's website(s) for more up-to-date information. Im here to The advice not to give up is especially resonating for me right now. Interviews with this agent from across the web. When did anyone do an R&R and not get an offer?! Lindsey Clemons - Larsen Pomada Literary Agents. InkWell Management is part of the Business Services industry, and located in New York, United States. Claire graduated with degrees in English and History, and continues to have stress dreams about the core curriculum. I didnt send that many queries, and only one agent requested materials. Are you fucking kidding me, I thought? Many thanks for sharing! She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has. The genre, the plot, the setting, the magic system, the cast. Interesting career path. If you decide to submit your query to us, please email your query (no sample pages) to only one of our agents, with the word QUERY and the title of your project in the subject line. I relate to Analieze's preference to avoid zombies. Yes I am. Im not really sure why I wrote it; again, it happened fairly fast, and I had no emotional connection to it. Carl D. Brandt - Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents. But there was something in there that stuck. And a query critique would be awesome! Provision of Services (uncompensated) Bristol-Myers Squibb. Just let me Update on 1/17/2023: Publishers Marketplace MS Wishlist This is a great interview! Great interview! Im a sucker for a charming con artist, or an intricately plotted heist. FQ: 06/06. everything I know now. the right sidebar) and leave a comment through July 31st. Books have always been a safe haven, a quiet place to fold back into, and Im so glad that I did. At the end of the day, everybodys querying journey looks and feels different. Read interviews with authors who have signed with this agent. I talked about my writing process in my post, How I Got My Literary Agent, so if youre curious about hearing more, Ill see you over [], Your email address will not be published. This agent is seeking the following genres: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Historical, Middle Grade, Literary, Middle Grade, Mystery, Middle Grade, Science Fiction, Romance, Category, Romance, Contemporary, Romance, Historical, Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Thriller/Suspense, Young Adult, Contemporary, Young Adult, Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical, Young Adult, Literary, Young Adult, Mystery, Young Adult, Paranormal, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Romance, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Patrick (Admin). prior to submitting a project. Thank you for querying me with >>TITLE<<. I love this interview - just discovered your blog and I don't know how I've survived querying without it! But if you have a bad agent, youre wasting your time, no matter how good it feels when they offer. In May 2020, I decided, without a doubt, that I would finish writing a book that year. It would go on to be accepted into Author Mentor Match (AMM), where the lovely Carlyn Greenwald would become the first person to show true excitement about one of my books. Other recent favorites in no particular order: THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES, THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD, THE NO-SHOW, MORE THAN YOULL EVER KNOW, ALL MY RAGE, BABEL, ONE TRUE LOVES, FABLE, BELLADONNA, THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU, CULT CLASSIC, THE LAST HOUSEWIFE, BLACK CAKE. ^^ Phew thats a lot! Also, there were more cats. Thank you both! Maybe both? Required fields are marked *. Jane Chun Agent Spotlight Interview and Query Critique Giveaway on 8/7/2023. However, if I am still considering the project Harvey Klinger: Harvey@harveyklinger.com. But I sent out my shiny revised manuscripts to the agents who had requested the changes, as well as the ones from whom Id withdrawn the unedited version. Grounded genre fiction! Books that recently scared the pants off me: THE HACIENDA, JACKAL, THE HONEYS, and HOUSE OF HUNGER. Use AgentQuery.com, QueryTracker.com, or Publishers Marketplace (see if you can join for a month to make it cheaper) to search for agents who like your kind of thing. Great interview Natalie!dmizwicki@gmail.com, Good feedback, thanks! If you mention 2007-2023 QueryTracker. experience with this agent? If you cant afford Publishers Marketplace (because honestly, who can?? Query Sent: May 2, 2022 Nudged: June 24. Thanks! See if their clients have sold. This is an international giveaway. Jennifer Herrington). The cats were inspired by night elf druids in their DPS form. Email on Google ProfileI follow on bloglovin, Fabulous interview! Agents said they were excited to read my book. Originally from Salt Lake City, Claire spent three years working for her local indie bookstore, The King's English, before moving to New York to attend Columbia University. 2007-2023 QueryTracker. Richard Balkin - The Ward & Balkin Agency. Its a fantasy with 3 POVs and a plot thats shaping up to look like a murder mystery. clients who are professional on and off social media, their passion, knowing Join Now Website: www.inkwellmanagement.com/ Twitter: @clairefriedman8 AALA Member: No Query Methods Accepts queries via. Claire graduated with degrees in English and History, and continues to have stress dreams about the core curriculum. As an author, I love getting an inside perspective from a kidlit agent! Search by Name Search . works including religious overtones. nicbeckner@gmail.com, Excellent interview and have shared on Twitter too . represent? submitting to editors? That class changed my life. If you do not know what that means, that is probably for the best, and just trust me when I tell you it was a terrible book. While a student, she spent four summers working in particle physics at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Recent faves include LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, TRUE BIZ, TOMORROWx3, and CARRIE SOTO. So naturally, when this first attempt at querying went terribly, I was CRUSHED. We thank you for thinking of us and we look forward to reading your work. I got a full request right off the bat. I checked Querytracker maniacally. Really in the mood for something juicy #mswl, manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/claire-friedman. She talked on Instagram about how she got her agent, and that was when I decided I wanted one of those (its that easy, right?!). So, I plotted a new story around this love interest. It becomes book number eight. With all the changes in publishingself-publishing, . InkWell Management Location 521 5th Ave Ste 2600, New York, New York, 10175, United States Description Read More Industry Business Services General Business Services Discover more about InkWell Management However, sometimes they need 5. Todd, if for some reason you are reading this post, I am very sorry. Username. Proudly named to Writer's Digest's list of. they didnt follow the submission guidelines. Andrea Somberg: Andrea@harveyklinger.com. Im also actively looking for more romance! represent? So we will skip to book number three, also known as THE FIRST BOOK I QUERIED. their publications unless they have some). To this day, I couldnt tell you exactly what happens in the story. I was bewildered and ready to quit. I got an immediate form rejection. 1. I heard mixed things about addressing the agent in the query letter. Revising would take weeks, but I had a deadline. writelauryngreen@gmail.com, Wonderful interview, as always! More often than Id realized that is the answer. So many people were interested in my new book. I did a ton of research about the time period. Claire had read the revised version of my previous manuscript, and offered yet another R&R. Speaking of humor Im looking for anything with a darkly funny sensibility. link on the agency website. merrier :). She got her start through the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and worked at a mid-sized agency before joining the P.S. Feel free to modify it as required. ^^ and final evergreen reminder that I'm fairly genre-agnostic, so if you're not sure, feel free to give me a shot anyway! He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Claire, thanks for not blacklisting me! I mean, I did write Warriors fanfiction when I was like ten, because I was pissed off when Spottedleaf died in book one. , Other books Ive recently loved in no particular order -- DIAL A FOR AUNTIES, THE INHERITANCE GAMES, THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV, ACE OF SPADES, THE FAMILY, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL, THE GRACE YEAR, WHITE IVY, THE ECHO WIFE, WE ARE THE BRENNANS, HAPPILY EVER AFTERS. genres include: Contemporary, Romance, Sci-fi, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller (Im Before contacting an agent, authors should verify and assess the agent's requirements and suitability by visiting the agent's website(s), and Thanks for a good interview. @samanthabwriter fromBalancing Act. I figured it was a no? Rejection received today. both in terms of the authors you want to work with and the books you want to What types of submissions are you applications to different jobs and receiving nothing, I became an intern at a I mustve sent twenty what if I just threw a query out into the void for science texts during my last pass revisions, but Im so glad I didnt. When their notes came in, I cut scenes and added new ones, found out the only way I knew how to describe emotion was by clenching fists and rolling eyes, and felt the unnerving rush of email notifications of new comments. I still had quite a few fulls out, but my hope was waning. So keep going. By the end of July, I had a new version of the same book, one that made me laugh and cry while writing it, one that felt like coming home. I think it's a form rejectionBummer. Thank you so much. Do you have any specific dislikes in query letters or the first pages We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. Anything with a big hook and accessible writing has my name all over it. shouldnt exist when I read a manuscript. If your e-mail is not I revise it in a caffeine-fuelled frenzy over the next week. Informative as always!sgallison01@gmail.com. Youll get there, too. Claire and I had a call two days later. Claire seeks projects with unique voices, interesting writing styles, and compelling characters. Then the author can choose to do one of our How to Use the Spreadsheet or Set Up Your Own First, I create four tabs on my spreadsheet. We adopt a hands-on, personal Unless the agency's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting. I did it extremely fast, and I was so, so certain that this was going to ensure my book got an offer. illustrators too! I felt it again, but this time more strongly. I revised quickly, and had a few bookstagram friends read it. Yes, I am an editorial agent. Lit Agent @inkwellmgmt // claire@inkwellmanagement.com// Doesn't fully understand how to operate the Tweeter, (Oh, I also love romance!! Working with her had been a dream I clung to as I started querying, and I couldnt believe it was going to come true. and whether or not the overall story comes together I needed to rebuild the story brick by brick if I wanted to tell it right. I'd love to enter the contest: author@taylorkowens.com. Very informative. Get the free QT Newsletter with query tips and agent updates. I'll pass on the giveaway, but thanks for always sharing these helpful resources! I didnt write a word in November NaNoWriMo be damned and sent my book to five beta readers who would hopefully fill me in on whether or not the book was working effectively. :) callie.b.dean@gmail.com. Duotrope listings do not imply endorsement or recommendation of the agent or agency being listed. We check each active listing's guidelines page for changes once a month (if compliant). In my application query letter, I dubbed it contemporary fantasy, but on Twitter, I talked about it like it was a paranormal rom-com it had a few funny one-liners, and the main characters kissed, so I figured Id done the job. Wendy Levinson: Wendy@harveyklinger.com. Originally from Salt Lake City, I began my publishing career at my local indie bookstore, The Kings English, before moving to New York to attend school. My phone lit up as I was slogging through criminal charges. All rights reserved. genres you are interested in? Daniele Hunter Agent Spotlight Interview and Query Critique Giveaway on 7/25/2023. I didnt start writing seriously until I was about 20. The minute the call started, I was blown away by Claires enthusiasm for my book and my future. I represent all ages (childrens through adult) in a variety of genres as long as the voice is strong, the genre doesnt matter to me. I do take about 2-3 months if not more to respond back. [], [] time, you can add THE BOOK OF FADES on Goodreads. With the right amount of preparation and a clear vision for your writing future, you can confidently enter the query trenches. dean.cycon@gmail.com. Id use the pieces like broken glass in a mosaic. I could come back from the crushing disappointment of shelving my other book. learn the industry, attend conferences, join support groups and really that they are writing other books and are learning the industry along side me. Is there anything you would be especially excited to seeing in the way to Adult. been representing quality fiction and non fiction since 1977 from MG all the Do not include any letters or special characters. Thank you for the interview and keeping us informed during this busy summer! My previous 3 books were nothing compared to this one. Writing Flawed Characters by Agent/Author Claire Friedman and M.K. The pages were solid. To enter, all you I send one query, to Claire Friedman of InkWell Management. What advice do you have I sent my first query at the kitchen table in my robe before work on a Monday. Claire Friedman is a Literary Agent at InkWell Management based in New York, New York. what do you want to see with the query letter? I was selected as an AMM Round 8 mentee by Jo Fenning and Serena Kaylor, and I quickly discovered the gut-wrenching fear of a seven-page edit letter and the words, this is not a rom-com, but you can make it one. Analieze is I am not open to authors who are Partials are requested within a month/few weeks and are given a response on your Google Profile,you mustleave it in the comments to enter Please share the links to any interviews For examples of query letters that work, google something like "query letters that worked" Always great to get some agent insights like this. I am usually confident and professional on the phone, but I was so nervous I thought I would die. Lobb and Seven Faceless Saints Giveaway and IWSG Post; Literary Agent Interview: Kristen Terrette Interview and Query Critique Giveaway ; JENNIFER NIELSEN INTERVIEW AND GIVEAWAY OF THE FALSE PRINCE; KATE TESTERMAN & SUSAN ADRIAN GUEST POST & QUERY CRITIQUE & TUNNEL VISION GIVEAWAY Let me start off by saying that if youre in the query trenches right now and youre reading this post because youre a little bit excited and a little bit masochistic, I totally get it. A searchable list of agent offers of representation as reported by QueryTracker members. Claire Smoczynski Director, Ad Innovation Sales & Strategy at SXM Media Boston, MA. 21 Nov 2022 Other recent favorites in no particular order: THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES, THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD, THE NO-SHOW, MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW, ALL MY RAGE, BABEL, ONE TRUE LOVES, FABLE, BELLADONNA, THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU, CULT CLASSIC, THE LAST HOUSEWIFE, BLACK CAKE becoming familiar with ways to spot and avoid bad agents. I follow Analieze on Twitter and enjoy her publishing insights. In the morning, before classes, I wrote. Who would be the least likely person to love him? I'd love to enter the giveaway: towbinma@gmail.com. becoming familiar with ways to spot and avoid bad agents. If it were an email query I would, but I have confidence that it's hard to lose a QM query. Originally from Salt Lake City, Claire spent three years working for her local indie bookstore, The Kings English, before moving to New York to attend Columbia University. You got this. (212)352-2055. Thanks for another interesting and useful interview. Thank you for this! please go to QueryTrackerfor a list of agents who do represent your genre. Books, Graphic Novels (just recently opened), MG, YA, and Adult fiction. then it takes me a month or two to decide or request the full. Create a spreadsheet to track queries Keep track of all suitable agents, including their contact details and submission rules. MS Type: Adult Contemporary, 116K words. My entire world was writing and querying. QueryTracker. I've revised my query more times than I can count. If its something you would read in a book club, send it my way. Surprise me! 6. I wont go too much into my experience with the Revise and Resubmits. David Dunton: David@harveyklinger.com. Technical Account Manager at Atlassian Houston, TX. In the meantime, I wrote another manuscript. Queried in April, marked it as CNR in August, and now just got a form rejection. Jessie Cammack - Jabberwocky Literary Agency. build my career alongside theirs. I have to choose between some really amazing submissions, and some other manuscripts in my inbox were a better fit for my list. I was so certain of this, and so determined to get back in the querying trenches, that I wrote it in 28 days. ), Thrillers! Search our database of 1,732 agents to find the best agent for you. Ive felt more like myself in the last year than I have for a long time. need to do is be a follower (via the follower gadget, email, or bloglovin on Name. Is there any other advice youd book (what its about), and the cook (about the author and not necessarily Others said the setting was over-done. Note: When I applied to Author Mentor Match in January 2021, I submitted a 95,000-word adult novel that I called YA because even though it wasnt, I knew I wanted it to be. Then another. Another great interview! Before submitting, you should use your own judgment to determine whether the agent/agency meets your standards. usually go through three rounds of edits, focusing on the character NYC Literary Agency. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. An agent with InkWell Management (see other agents at this agency). - +38 099 938 31 09 . the right sidebar) and leave a comment through July 31st. After so many Genres updated. Then another. I did not know querying existed, in fact. Please enter me into the contestexclusively.jk@gmail.com. But here we are, four drafts and 360,000 words later, and I want to talk about how I got my agent a lesson in cross-country road trips, finding your community, and writing what you love. agent or writer (which is a goal sometime in the future), but I didnt know 14. the contest. Im an absolute fiend for Bridgerton and need something light, witty, and escapist to tide me over until season 2. Whats your response time to Thank you for a great interview! The first chapter began in the dining room of a hundred-year-old house in the hills of Pasadena. Accepting Claires offer of representation included a bottle of champagne on the balcony, a massive bowl of TikTok pasta, and snapping one last Polaroid to commemorate this season of life. Pinklocker2010@gmail.com, Great interview. She is an associate literary agent at Harvey and then, when I started drafting, it fizzled out in no time flat. their careers. She's fascinated with hidden worlds and secret knowledge. Horror! How had I not seen it until now? I tossed in everything I wanted from a book, things I felt like I couldnt find on the shelves. I wrote the book I needed. Jennifer Herrington of Harvey Klinger, Inc. Laura Zats of Headwater Literary Management, Lauren Spieller of Folio Literary Management, Jennifer March Soloway of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Not one person requested. 11 days later, I was working late. Ottessa Moshfegh is an all-time fave, along with books like THE NEW ME, YOU, or MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER, and TV shows like White Lotus. not interested in? Fast-forward to March of this year. I only queried about 25 agents, and though I probably should have been more upset that nobody so much as requested a partial, I had already mentally moved on. I KNOW how strong the desire to have someone love your book is. I was surprised, because I thought the Steampunk element might turn people off. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter, where she is . craving a great thriller and mystery book), Crime Fiction, and looking for QueryTracker's agent database is constantly updated for accuracy, and is the most complete collection of agent data available anywhere. In thrillers and psychological suspense/horror, she likes unreliable narrators and morally ambiguous characters. It was a BIG agent too, and looking back now I kind of wonder why the heck she wanted to read it. As the rejections came in, I wrote a fourth book. Sign up with your email address to receive extremely rare news and updates. YesLast Reviewed By Agent? Upmarket fiction! We'll often interview QT members when they sign with an agent. Anyway. By now I had a taste of the querying excitement. Let the agent know It felt like all I did was refresh my email and QueryTracker. I cant even tell you how many times I thought I would never write this post. Entering a comment from Laurie Hale: I would like to enter the contest for a query critique from Analieze Cervantes.Thanks for the opportunity,Laura Hale laurahaleot@gmail.com, Love hearing how you got into the industry! Queries are given a response time of a industry solidified because it was just a magical place with people who shared So when I shelved the book I had been so certain was THE ONE, I had something else ready to go. I would like to enter the giveaway: shamaila.siddique@gmail.com. Id worked so hard, for SO many months, and everyone loved the premise of my story. Claire Friedman InkWell Management My Manuscript Wish List Favorite I joined InkWell in 2016, after graduating from Columbia University with degrees in English and history. I was there for a year before joining The Harvey Klinger We audit each active listing twice a year. 8. See something that needs updating? I grab the first 30k of the book Id tried and failed to write over winter break while I was waiting for query responses. I got a crap ton of rejections. I cut everything. Im not the best fit for hard sci-fi, but anything that feels five seconds in the future (ex. I'm so excited Ms. Cervantes is considering picture books! Tell us how you became an agent, Always verify agent's information before sending your query, and review the agent's website(s) for more up-to-date information. It didnt make any sense. Here's a ready-made tracking spreadsheet template for you to download. Please send us a query letter that briefly describes your project as well as any personal or professional information that may be relevant (for instance any awards you have won, regular media appearances you make, and/or professional or academic affiliations you may have). Obviously, that didnt work out! E-Mail Genres This agent is seeking the following genres: specifically querying me and the person they are. QueryTracker querytracker.net. Why? books, MG, and/or YA? Twitter @LucyACarson. I love anything a little edgy, a little dark, or a little weird, but there will always be room on my list for books that make me smile whether its light, bright upmarket fiction, or a soapy, swoony romcom. Grounded fantasy/ genre! Get answers to this, and many more agent questions at QueryTracker. joy.netanya at gmail dot com, Thank you! Then an extremely kind, personalized rejection, but a rejection nonetheless. Analieze always sounds so lovely so I would love to be in with a chance of her checking out my query. In the body of your email, please include a query letter and a short writing sample (1-2 chapters) and address the email to me either at the beginning of the e-mail, or put it at my attention in the subject line. The grief you didnt know how to bury. It took four months. See how I got my literary agent. Very helpful advice. I KILLED ZOE SPANOS and THE AGATHAS are other favorites! I send it back with an apology. [CDATA[ Great questionI knew I wanted to be a Am I (please nothing with Zombies). Arch Oncology, Inc. See something that needs updating? At my summer job, I wrote. I ended up with something I hadn't experienced before: the R&R. authors who talk about multiple books in one submission which shows me that Between early mornings and late nights rediscovering my story, I started a new job, moved 1,800 miles across the country, and had my fair share of meltdowns. She graduated from Cornell University in 2009, earning a B.A. We not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Some important things happened along the way. Always look at agency websites to see if theyve sold books in your genre recently. For the first time in so long, the words came easily. 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