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5 thoughts on “What Not To Do When Sending Off Your Manuscript”

Thanks, Chris, for this helpful information. 🙂

Well, an article such as this should never have a reason to be written. Writers, you’re professionals (maybe), and if you’re querying an agent you’re not joking, unless you’re trying to become the next good laugh at the literary agents’ regular bar at 5pm on Friday night.

Ever done a job interview? Do you go to the meeting with sandals and bermuda for a COO position and without the regular morning shower and shaving? Sounds crazy? Then why do you perform in sandals and bermuda when querying? Wonder why you never receive not even a pre-formatted rejection?

Are you trying to find an agent or are you just wasting time, yours and the literary agency as well? The article doesn’t surprise me, though. Our writers’ association holds regularly meetings (in person) with literary agents and the stories that we hear during the pauses are difficult to believe, yet they are true.

I don’t envy junior agents at all.

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The Story Reading Ape says:

August 13, 2015 at 14:56

I think it’s because most writers are just that Massimo – Writers – They get so engrossed with what they’ve written and so excited to get it published that they forget the ‘niceties’ associated with presenting their MS’s 😀

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- Author Massimo Marino says:
  
  August 13, 2015 at 17:24
  
  Well, they will have hundreds of rejection letters/emails to start thinking again their approach 😉
  
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  - The Story Reading Ape says:
    
    August 13, 2015 at 19:05
    
    They probably have 😱👍😄
    
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