tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1427736603451114614..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query question: Trilogy at the query stageJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33820605789260168822014-03-07T04:19:46.090-05:002014-03-07T04:19:46.090-05:00The twist to this is that it's very, very hard...The twist to this is that it's very, very hard for a not-yet-published author to see if their work is not yet good enough for publication. Book 2 does you no good if Book 1 doesn't sell. The advice I was given (and followed) was to do some basic work on your second book - plot out the series, figure out your characters, do the world-building, get a few chapters in - but then put it aside and work on something else for a while. If an agent loves your first book, you'll always have time to pick it up again and keep going. If not, though, you will have your "something new" done that much quicker, so you can jump back into querying with the next project.Wendy Quallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738672242498685175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60856677243694896972014-03-06T19:16:38.825-05:002014-03-06T19:16:38.825-05:00Thanks for answering my question, Mrs. Shark. Now ...Thanks for answering my question, Mrs. Shark. Now that I know that publishers like series, this touches on the subject of including a book as the first of a series in the query letter. I have read some agents love knowing there's more to come, because they know they will have a lasting relationship with the author, but some agents don't like it because they feel either pressured or daunted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736352366533619152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67967262644360069632014-03-06T16:29:10.552-05:002014-03-06T16:29:10.552-05:001. Publishers like series from first time authors
...1. Publishers like series from first time authors<br /><br />Exactly what I needed to hear right now. <br />AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56893692498070172152014-03-06T09:08:16.573-05:002014-03-06T09:08:16.573-05:00Posted on baseboard -- at eye level.Posted on baseboard -- at eye level.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18009142566465013442014-03-06T07:57:16.664-05:002014-03-06T07:57:16.664-05:00"what you want to write is the most important..."what you want to write is the most important thing right now."<br /><br />Posted on wall, at eye level. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41821181338912522512014-03-06T07:50:53.724-05:002014-03-06T07:50:53.724-05:00"what you want to write is the most important..."what you want to write is the most important thing right now."<br /><br />I do like having this reminder. Sometimes, depending on what you've written, the submission guidelines of agents can be discouraging, to say in the least.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34055281068141381122014-03-06T07:29:02.495-05:002014-03-06T07:29:02.495-05:00Oh wow, thanks for this, Janet! Good timing for wh...Oh wow, thanks for this, Janet! Good timing for what I'm working on, too.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.com