I finished reading Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allon thriller The Defector last night, and I wanted to talk about it. If you’re reading this blog, you probably know I don’t represent thrillers, but I do enjoy reading them, and Silva is one of those authors I like to keep up with.
With a multi-book series [...]
I know I’ve used this image before, but it’s one of my favorites, and so apt for this question about series. L.K. asks:
I have only begun the process of developing a query letter. And in doing so, I couldn’t decide between querying my first YA novel alone or the whole series. One [...]
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that last night, I read Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, and immediately bemoaned the idea of waiting another year for the next book in the series. I mean, there’s ending a story and being curious to know what happens next to these characters we’ve grown to [...]
Grecian/gladiator sandals for Christine, who’s sent us today’s About My Query. You know how this goes, right? Then let’s have at it!
A whole series of shoes for J.P., who writes:
If an author gets signed with a publisher for a 5-book novel series, for example, because their first book does well, would there be a chance if say the second and third book don’t do so hot that the publisher could tank the rest of the series? [...]
