![]() ![]() If I don’t connect to the line-level writing of a project, if the writer doesn’t craft sentences clearly and transparently (or with imagination and personality), there’s very little I can do as an editorial agent to fix that issue. Story and plot are fixable, but voice often isn’t. ![]() I can usually tell from the first few lines if a writer has been polishing their craft long enough to be ready for representation. So for instance, a pitch about bullying won’t grab my attention, but a pitch about bullying where the bullies are witches and our heroes have to tap into their own ancestral magic to stop them and save the school dance? Okay, now we’re talking.Ģ) What's a typical warning sign that a manuscript isn't ready for representation? His submission guidelines are available on Publishers Marketplace.įirstly a great hook, something that tells me the writer has pushed beyond the tropes we all know and love into something really fresh and exciting. He tweets at and discusses the craft and business of writing on YouTube: Agent Brain / Writer Brain. ![]() He is also the author of the forthcoming middle-grade series Dimension Why: How to Save the Universe Without Really Trying (HarperCollins, September 2020). His focus is middle grade, young adult, and adult genre fiction. Twitter: genres: Middle grade, young adult, YA crossover, adult fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and speculative fiction.īio: John Cusick is a VP and literary agent with Folio Literary Management, representing a diverse list of award winners and New York Times bestsellers. ![]()
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