Selecting a publishing house?????
I can admit, this is a thought that had never crossed my mind before this assignment. I can understand trying to find out which literary agent I would be interested in, but publishing house? Not so much so. To me, it seems that a selection like this, my literary agent company would decide, but for the sake of the assignment, I think I've made my decision.
Little Brown
Penguin
Harper Collins
Random House
St. Martins Press
In no particular order, I randomly clicked on each website. Looking on the home page, and on the author list, I couldn't seem to find something that looked interesting to me.
Until I finally came to the Penguin site. After I looked over the home page, my interest had been peaked. Once I realized that the web site looked cool, and easy to use, I looked at the overview. This is when I felt really excited about not only the company but my place with it.
Authors like Toni Morrison, Terry McMillan, and Eric Jerome Dickey, all work with this company. I tried to search the other sites once more after I found these, but they either had no one to catch my attention, or the web site was too complex for me to find one.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Searching for a Literary Agent
Picky, selective, and indecisive.
This assignment reminds me of walking into Footlocker. I might have a particular sneaker in mind that I thought I wanted to buy. Then I will try on two, and then I find myself weighing the pros and cons of each one.
Which one is more comfortable?
Which one cost more?
Which one could I match with more clothes?
Which one do I like more?
I could ask myself so many question that Ill discourage myself from buying either pair sometimes. Too picky? Too indecisive? I want to find the right sneaker, and as soon as I think I found it, Ill see something else. Once I finally figure out which on I want... They no longer have my size!!!!!
Looking through the Agents, and the Authors associated with them, I saw a few that I felt interested in. The first one being Amanda Urban- ICM Partners, Located in New York, New York. They had been Omar Tyree's agent and I really enjoyed his work. They like to read commercial fiction, family saga, literary fiction, and suspense thrillers. I was very excited about them until I realized this company is currently closed to query letters.
So, I moved on to the next company that I felt like would appreciate my story, located in Hummelstown, PA. The Sara Camilli Agency, who have worked with Eric Jerome Dickey, and Zane. Suddenly I felt Overwhelmed! Both Eric Jerome Dickey, and Zane have wrote books that I Loved. The genre that they enjoy to read included, erotica, fantasy, horror, multicultural,science fiction, and suspense thrillers. My excitement soon faded when I realized that like ICM partners, this company is also NOT accepting query letters.
Now I feel exasperated because the two companies that I felt genuine interest in, are not looking for something new. Finally I come to Serendipity Literary Agency, located in Brooklyn, New York. They have worked with Derrick Barnes, Bil Wright, and Majorie Greenfield. Truthfully speaking, I have never heard of any of these authors. I clicked on the genre and I realized most of the things they like are incorporated in my story. Chick lit, historical fiction, middle grade, multicultural, romance, and young adult. Lucky me, they are actually accepting query letters.
This assignment reminds me of walking into Footlocker. I might have a particular sneaker in mind that I thought I wanted to buy. Then I will try on two, and then I find myself weighing the pros and cons of each one.
Which one is more comfortable?
Which one cost more?
Which one could I match with more clothes?
Which one do I like more?
I could ask myself so many question that Ill discourage myself from buying either pair sometimes. Too picky? Too indecisive? I want to find the right sneaker, and as soon as I think I found it, Ill see something else. Once I finally figure out which on I want... They no longer have my size!!!!!
Looking through the Agents, and the Authors associated with them, I saw a few that I felt interested in. The first one being Amanda Urban- ICM Partners, Located in New York, New York. They had been Omar Tyree's agent and I really enjoyed his work. They like to read commercial fiction, family saga, literary fiction, and suspense thrillers. I was very excited about them until I realized this company is currently closed to query letters.
So, I moved on to the next company that I felt like would appreciate my story, located in Hummelstown, PA. The Sara Camilli Agency, who have worked with Eric Jerome Dickey, and Zane. Suddenly I felt Overwhelmed! Both Eric Jerome Dickey, and Zane have wrote books that I Loved. The genre that they enjoy to read included, erotica, fantasy, horror, multicultural,science fiction, and suspense thrillers. My excitement soon faded when I realized that like ICM partners, this company is also NOT accepting query letters.
Now I feel exasperated because the two companies that I felt genuine interest in, are not looking for something new. Finally I come to Serendipity Literary Agency, located in Brooklyn, New York. They have worked with Derrick Barnes, Bil Wright, and Majorie Greenfield. Truthfully speaking, I have never heard of any of these authors. I clicked on the genre and I realized most of the things they like are incorporated in my story. Chick lit, historical fiction, middle grade, multicultural, romance, and young adult. Lucky me, they are actually accepting query letters.
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