Lit Agent Seeks Romantic Suspense Stories

Agent in the Middle reports that fellow lit agent Sandy Lu is looking for romantic suspense stories. Her email is Sandy at lperkinsagency dot com.

Agent Kristin Nelson On Perfect Pitches in Query Letters

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Kristin Nelson has a great new series of posts on perfecting your book's pitch, including an exercise on identifying your plot catalyst.

Her post today is on building your query letter pitch paragraph, part one. Stay tuned for part two.

Another First 100 Word Contest at Bookends - Erotic Romance

Today the BookEnds first 100 words contest is for erotic romance. The rules are the same as the previous contests, but the deadline for this one is tomorrow, February 26th at 9 a.m. EST or 8:00 a.m. Central.

Good luck to everyone who enters.

Win a Critique From BookEnds Literary Agency -100 Word Contests

BookEnds, LLC is hosting a series of genre specific contests on their blog! Winner gets an agent's critique of their synopsis, query letter, and first chapter.

The first contest is for mysteries (traditional and cozy). Enter the 100 first words of your mystery in the comment section of the blog entry for your chance to win. The deadline is tomorrow, Feb. 15th at 9 a.m. EST - That's 8:00 a.m. for us CST people in the midwest.

So get those words in. The next contest will be for paranormal romance/romance with fantasy elements, so be prepared.

Upcoming contests will be in the following genres:
Paranormal Romance/Romance With Fantasy Elements
Erotic Romance
Women’s Fiction
Romantic Suspense
Contemporary Romance
Thriller/Suspense
Historical Romance

Stay tuned, get your 100 words in, and good luck to everyone.