Posted by LeeM on January 08, 2008 at 18:28:06:
In Reply to: How to attract an agent's attention posted by POed on December 21, 2007 at 14:51:23:
: On the internet, I read all kinds of advice on how to attract an agent's attention. They all say I have to make my proposal quirky or unusual just to make them pay attention to me.
: I say, why should I? If I write a great novel, why should I demean it by making up some kind of rediculous query just to get an agent to read it? What happened to the traditional concept of a partnership between a writer and his or her agent?
Right on, poed. They've been putting us in the "mother, may I please publish my nice book" role too long. I say we rise up and throw the bums out.