My interests lie in rom-com, love stories, commercial historical fiction, book club, and in female-driven novels with a slightly darker edge. Across all of these I am always looking for a strong hook – a set-up that immediately intrigues me and makes me want to find out more – as well as rich, layered characters who we…
Category: Covering letters
Love is in the Air: Valentine’s Pitch Event
Roses are red, violets are blue, and boy oh boy, do we have the pitch event for you! Romance writers unite! This Valentine’s Day we’ve got an event designed especially for you. We’re on the hunt for the next best commercial romance writer and that could be you. Have you written a brilliant new enemies…
Camilla Bolton – Agent Wishlist
1. CHARACTER: Miss Marple meets Villanelle meets Kay Scarpetta 2. HIGH-CONCEPT: A Christmas Carol meets Gone Girl meets Before I Go to Sleep 3. A WORLD OF CHARACTERS: Richard Osman meets Lucinda Riley meets Line Of Duty 4. STEP OUT OF REALITY: Game Of Thrones meets Animals of Farthing Wood 5. BACK TO NATURE: Where…
Darley Anderson – Agent Wishlist
What genre of fiction are you looking for? Adult Fiction I am looking specifically for thrillers with a strong central character set in America, Ireland or other internationally appealing locations, as well as and tear-jerking love stories. I am also working with my assistant, Rebeka Finch, who is building a contemporary romance fiction list (full…
Submissions: The Covering Letter
Submissions: The Covering Letter If you ask any published author, each and every one will tell you of the pain of the submission process. So we’re starting a new series on our blog to help you get the most out of your submissions. Now there are plenty of wonderful resources in our archives that deal…
Submissions: FAQs
Submissions: FAQs We had a fantastic response to our last submissions post outlining what we look for in a covering letter. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet then go check it out. Now that you have the basis for a strong covering letter, we want to make sure that you have…
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