Agent Jonathan Lyons had a post on Saturday that should be required reading for every would-be writer.
Go here and scroll down to January 26th: "Fresh and Original Ideas."
In the kindest possible way, Jonathan tells writers that most of the query letters he gets are neither fresh nor original.
Every time I walk into Barnes & Noble and see a dozen new vampire novels I know just how he feels. Enough already with the vampires.
Now if you could give me a book where the vampire has an allergy to Type O blood that results in an eating disorder, maybe I'd read it.
Thanks for the reminder, Jonathan.
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3 comments:
Hey! Some of us think our vampire novels are both fresh and original. ;)
Hahahah!
I wondered if Jaye would see this!
Jaye, she's talking about what's there now.
What is currently needed are *fresh* books, like yours.
:-)
No offense taken at all. I thought it was funny.
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