Agent Interview: Linda Glaz

Historic and Suspense

Those who teach as well as represents their clients

Honestly, any who can write amazing historic, suspense, or contemporary with depth but as a clean read. No gratuitous language or sex

I'm also an author, so I feel the pain. LOL And I love teaching any topic to do with writing. Love seeing that lightbulb go off

Be sure it's been run through critique partners and/or an editor. Read it out loud to yourself. KNOW that it is picture perfect before sending and be sure that it's something that I handle.

A one-page query: first paragraph about the author, second a blurb about the book, third tell me about your platform, and fourth, just remind me to contact you as soon as possible.

One that makes my emotions stand up, get knocked down, get run over, and leave me laughing, afraid, or crying! AND, wanting more.

They send me projects for genres that I don't handle, and they submit before the work is ready.

As much as I can. It's a marriage of sorts and as much as I want to love the work, I need to know this is someone I can actually work with. Are they teachable or do they know it all? Do they have expectations that aren't realistic? Do they even understand the industry?

No. If it hasn't grabbed me in the first 5 or so pages, it never will. If it has a tad of promise, I'll read a bit more. If I fall in love with the opening, nothing will keep me from drooling and reading it to the end.

I help the individual get the proposal in the best shape possible. I'll send notes on the entire manuscript. Once it's a go, I'll send a couple submissions out to hopefully get a bit of feedback. Once we're on the right track, I'll send out more and pray for a BIG YES! from the publisher!

Waking up pinching myself to know that I'm doing what I love. Checking in with publishers who are looking at my clients' work. Looking at cold submissions. Following up with submissions from folks I meet at conferences. Zoom calls with clients. Checking in with editors to see what they're looking for. And crying over the "one that got away". LOL And so much more!