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    Getting an Agent: The Query
    Sarah Leonard
    • Sep 19, 2018
    • 6 min

    Getting an Agent: The Query

    Finding an agent to represent your book is what will get it to publishers like Penguin Random House, Hachette, McMillian, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster (also known as “the big five”). The process is hard, competitive, and time-consuming. Trust me, I wish I could just waltz into an agent’s office up to their awaiting, begging, outstretched hands and drop my manuscript like it’s a mic. Then they would sob with gratitude and say, “The Great Sarah Leonard, the future J.K.
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    10 Steps to Mastering Pitch Slam
    Sarah Leonard
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    10 Steps to Mastering Pitch Slam

    You’ve finished writing your baby. It's grown up, graduated middle school, survived high school (barely), and now it’s time to apply for colleges. Aka. Get an agent. A great way to do this is by attending a pitch slam! Pitch slam is basically speeding dating with agents. You sit down with one for an allotted time and pitch your book! If they love it, they’ll request to see more! If they don’t, you get to try with another agent in the room! Based on my personal experience at t
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