Sara Megibow
Literary Agent
KT Literary
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
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BREAKING BEAUTIFUL by @jenniferswolf opens with wake up scene (for good reason). So, waking up isn't a deal breaker if it's relevant #pubtip
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#PubTip = Opening pages with someone waking up can feel generic. Of 25 sample page submissions this weekend, 9 opened with wake up scenes.
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How to find an agent by genre? I recommend agentquery.com #pubtip #queries
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#PubTip - If you part ways with an agent to look for new representation for a manuscript that agent already shopped, please disclose this.
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As soon as you get your first book deal you should...celebrate! (geez people, it's not all work) ;) #pubtip
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Marketing Tip: Include upcoming appearances on your website. @Sarah_Skilton does this very well = sarahskilton.com/upcoming-appea… #PubTip
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Trade reviews: If book not reviewed by PW (or Kirkus, SLJ, etc) = cuz reviewer chose not to review not cuz publisher didn't submit. #pubtip
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Trade reviews: Publisher submits manuscript to reviewer and reviewer decides who to review (and how). #pubtip