Thriller 101 Prepare for the Query Process with Literary Agent Helen Lane
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3 BIG TAKEAWAYS
- What are agents looking for in an author?
- How to approach the querying process
- The state of the publishing industry
EPISODE INFO:
If you want to land an agent in 2023, you’re going to love this conversation with my guest today.
Today’s guest, Helen Lane, is relatively new to this whole agenting thing. She has amazing insights on what it takes to get signed by an agent in 2023!
How many queries do agents get? What are they looking for? How are they organizing the workload? All this and more.
And as a bonus, she even shares what she’ll be looking for when she reopens this year! So let’s get into the interview!b
BIO:
Helen Lane started at The Booker Albert Literary Agency as an intern/ assistant having previously interned for other leading agencies. She is a writer of YA and Adult Fantasy. She has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgrad qualification in Acoustics. She is passionate about books and has spent the last decade working with manuscripts. She lives in London with her family and the world’s naughtiest cocker spaniel.
Helen is actively building her list and represents YA, NA, and Adult.
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