Richard Whitten Barnes's Blog – September 2010 Archive (1)

One of the best pieces of advice I've received in my quest to get published is to "Dish the Agent". I made a list of about 45 publishers, large and small, and got about a 40% response, inviting me to send sample pages. Of those, half a dozen asked for my manuscript. The upshot was two offers of a contract! Those are pretty good numbers.

My historical novel THE CORYDON SNOW - a WWII novel about the Merchant Marine - will be published in November.

Earlier attempts to find an agent were… Continue