Help! I'm ready to submit to Literary Agents

No one teaches you how to actually do the act of submitting. The courses and templates can feed you the information but the only way of learning, is by doing. Trial and error are a must.

This week I took the plunge into submitting to Literary Agents for the first time. For books that is (though I imagine script has the same process). My goodness, it was nerve-racking. But also exhilarating and a big step in my writing career. I did a full day of final line-by-line edits of my novel and then braved it with my first three chapters and synopsis. I had submitted spec scripts to agents in the past, but the feeling is different for book manuscripts. Perhaps the fact publishing can be quite ‘old school’? Still, it was a wild experience. Agents can feel intimidating, often seen to ‘hold’ the keys to your moving your dreams forwards. But the truth is, they are some of the kindest and hardworking (and not always recognised) people out there in the creative industries. Don’t fear them. Embrace them. And all experience is inspiration..right?

Here are a few things I gained along the way: