hi writers, this is Shalla :) Our Q&A with Literary Agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada is near (Wednesday, June 21) Please Post your questions by...
hello Mr. Larsen, I met you at the San Diego Conference earlier this year and I am sure I will submit to you as soon as I finish my manuscript. I'm a serious...
Greetings Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada, Is it okay to pitch more than one project at a time? Can I send you more than one query at a time? When I pitch you a...
Ms. Pomada and Mr. Larsen, thanks for taking time to answer our questions. I'm wondering whether you do career planning with your author clients, and also if...
hi Ms Pomada and Mr Larsen, My question is: Do you like first person POV's? I see it's becoming more and more popular but it seems not all agents like them. ...
HI Mr. Larsen, and Ms. Pomada, My question is...when reading an author's partial, are you looking for story or for voice? What I mean, is if you think the...
hi Ms. Pomada and Mr. Larsen, I'm glad you are talking with us today. I'd like to know, if Chick lit was easy to sell a year or two ago, what is easy to sell...
Good morning Mr. Larsen and Miss Pomada, how are you? I hope you can help me with this. I'm writing a manuscript for the new Harlequin Imprint Epic Romance and...
Nice to meet you Ms. Pomada, I'm wondering, if you reject a manuscript, if the author edits and polishes it, can he/she submit it to you again? Should we...
Thank you again Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada, Is there a type of script that is better suited to be sold for movie/TV rights? Are there any elements we can add to...
Thank you Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada for helping today. I've read about the latest deals on Publisher's Market and it looks like when a manuscript goes on bids,...
Hello Mr. and Mrs. Pomada, It's wonderful to see you here and thank you for taking the time to visit with us. Forgive me if this is on your website, but I...
Thank you Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada for answering our questions. Is the historical romance market growing, dying or staying the same? I've been told...
hi writers, Our featured Literary Agents will have answers to our questions tomorrow, Friday, June 24. If you like to see our posted messages, go to: ...
Hi Angie, yes, all writers should have websites. And then they should learn how to use them to connect with their audience. Michael's GUERRILLA MARKETING FOR...
Please do not query on more than one book at a time. You should be committed to the book you're pitching. And if it's fiction, the novel should be finished and...
Rachel, it depends on the writing. Some first person POV's can make things very immediate and personal. Others simply sound like "I, I, I, I." Whining. If the...
Definitely, all the romance editors are looking for cross-genre fiction--romances with paranormal twists, erotic romances, etc. the bigger the mix, the better....
No, Michael and I have very different tastes and handle completely different things, but if we see something that's possible, just not for us, we will often...
Absolutely, we are very concerned with our authors' careers. And yes, if we see it's necessary, we will either edit ourselves (more often with proposals than...
Agents vary in how they work. If I reject something and someone really revises and works with an editor, then I'm happy to reread. But you should definitely be...
Janet, although we have doubts about people who e-publish (they haven't tried hard enough, their books will fail because they can't reach an audience, the...
Yes, that would be fine. You should know that Harlequin rarely changes contracts because you have an agent, but at the same time, things do come up--covers,...
Hi Ely, we are very careful about which manuscripts we'll put up for auction--we never want to "cry wolf" and one usually auctions only major books. At the...
Hi Rene, The historical romance market is getting more difficult and also easier, depending on your book. Publishers do search for historical novels now....
Thank you Ms. Pomada and Mr. Larsen for answering our questions. We hope you can join us again. Our best wishes to you and to the Larsen-Pomada Literary...
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