Sandy Lu

Literary Agent

Book Wyrm Literary Agency

Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
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Dear Writer,

Here’s a #querytip for you. Please do not address me as “Dear Wyrm”. That is not my name, first or last.

Sincerely,
Sandy Lu

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

Check out my new interview! Q&A: SANDY LU OF THE L. PERKINS AGENCY | Kirkus Reviews kirkusreviews.com/features/sandy… #querytip #askagent #amwriting

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

Just rejected a query for a novel with "Chinaman" in the title. Felt like I should set the clocks back 100 years. #querytip #pubtip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
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I really feel I should stop responding to queries or be close to queries completely after getting an asinine response like that. #querytip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

Writers, you do know that you can't just go ahead and write a James Bond novel and seek publication, do you? #copyrightviolation #querytip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
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Blatantly ignoring submission guidelines & saying you're bad at following rules (& proud of it) is an express way to get rejected. #querytip

Sandy Lu
@SandyLuBookWyrm
Literary Agent
Founder of Book Wyrm Literary Agency, mandarin speaker, musical theater lover, book hoarder, avid cook.
2 AskAgent
8 Tips

How can a manuscript be "autobiographical" when it's set in the 1600s? #querytip #scratchingmyhead