Thriller 101 Agent Carleen Geisler Reads a Submission & Shares How Agents Evaluate Opening Pages
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EPISODE INFO:
Are you wondering what agents are looking for in submissions? Well this agent is going to talk all about what to include in a summary of your novel AND what you need in those opening pages to catch an agent’s eye.
Today’s guest is Carleen Geisler, an associate agent at ArtHouse Literary. She started her own author career as well as an agenting career at ArtHouse Literary.
Carleen talks about balance and what to put in your opening pages. She also shares her thoughts on a little twist to your summary that can help grab an agent’s attention. You’re going to love this episode!
BIO:
Carleen is an associate agent actively building her list of adult fiction authors across contemporary genres. She's also open to nonfiction, and though her list mostly focuses on fiction, she would love to find some unique nonfiction projects to work on too.
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