The agent asked for the first three chapters of NEARLY HUMAN and a synopsis -- mostly as a favor to the other writer.
I got it off in half an hour.
I pushed my luck a little and included an attachment for the first three chapters of THE RELUCTANT WIZARD, too. Told her, if I was pushing the boundaries, to ignore the second attachment. But since the flavor of the two books are so different, I thought it wouldn't hurt.
Anyway, at least I've passed the first hurdle -- thanks to the recommendation. If she doesn't like the first three chapters of the two books, fair enough. It is a reasonable facsimile of my current writing abilities.
Have to prepare myself for rejection, since I think the odds of getting an agent on the first try are pretty enormous for a myriad of reasons. Very stressful, but it has to be done if I'm going to get anywhere.
She immediately responded, and said she'd try to get back to me within the month. So, back to Freedy Filkins.
I got it off in half an hour.
I pushed my luck a little and included an attachment for the first three chapters of THE RELUCTANT WIZARD, too. Told her, if I was pushing the boundaries, to ignore the second attachment. But since the flavor of the two books are so different, I thought it wouldn't hurt.
Anyway, at least I've passed the first hurdle -- thanks to the recommendation. If she doesn't like the first three chapters of the two books, fair enough. It is a reasonable facsimile of my current writing abilities.
Have to prepare myself for rejection, since I think the odds of getting an agent on the first try are pretty enormous for a myriad of reasons. Very stressful, but it has to be done if I'm going to get anywhere.
She immediately responded, and said she'd try to get back to me within the month. So, back to Freedy Filkins.