The Writer

Gigi Will Know

had an agent contact me for representation in April 2019. Per her request, I emailed her my manuscript and proposal. She really liked my story, a memoir, and was complimentary of my writing. In our first phone call, I asked her if she had read my entire manuscript. She said she only reads the first three chapters of nonfiction manuscripts. Is this typical? She was enthusiastic about my story

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Writer

The Writer3 min read
Art Of The Interview
INTERVIEWING IS A HIGH ART. Whether a series of questions conducted for a primetime television show, the probing of characters by a fiction writer or the one-chance question shouted at a public figure, the results can make or break the final product.
The Writer1 min read
Month Ahead
Herman Melville was born on this day in 1819. He began writing Moby Dick in 1850 and finished 18 months later. Writer and activist James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. Cape Cod Writers Center Conference begins. capecodwriterscenter.org Treat y
The Writer6 min read
Advice from Edgar Allan Poe’s crypt
TODAY WE REMEMBER EDGAR ALLAN Poe as one of the earliest authors (some would say the creator) of both detective stories and horror stories, and as the writer of some of the most haunting poems in the language. We may be less familiar with his nonfict

Related Books & Audiobooks