Janet Reid, Literary Agent

  I've heard variations of "I want to follow directions so I don't piss off the agent" for most of my career.   I hear...

      Do you all remember Blog Reader Kristin who Saved the Day ? She was instrumental in keeping the blog alive ba...

    My question is about submitting a previously self-published novel to agents. It was 8 years ago and had zero promotion. After almost n...

Thanks to all of you who took the time to write and post entries. Reading them is always the best part of my weekend. Here are the ones that...

 One of the ways I deal with the isolation of these past few years is to travel by book. I've been reveling in Lands ...

This cracked me up completely. From the incoming mail bag: Your article "Ghosting" ( linked here ) inspired me and my team to cr...

  Years ago, when I was in junior high, my English teacher said we could have extra credit if we went to a play being off...

1. Starting your query with reference to someone else's book. I don't mean just comps, but using someone else's book to frame y...

    I wonder about those agents on Publisher's Marketplace at smaller or moderately reputable agencies but with limi...

All of us have preferences.   I'm not keen on medical mysteries. I'm not all that keen on atmospheric, gothic novels. And I'm ju...

 Here are the entries that stood out for me.   Tim Lowe   Iggy had grown so much in the past few years. On the day his brother was mur...