Hello! I am an Associate Literary Agent offering expert writing services for authors of any genre. Please fill out this form and I will reach out to you over email to receive more information when I am able. Note that although I am able to provide suggestions based on my knowledge of craft and market, hiring me does not guarantee success with any specific agent or editor. All services, once I reach out to you, can be expected to be completed within a one-week timeframe.
Payment will be collected in advance of the service via your choice of Paypal or Venmo.
Your purchase will help contribute to my cat's medical costs! :)
Comp Titles Assistance ($15)
I will help you identify 3-4 potential comp titles (books and movies) from the last 5 years for your manuscript, taking into account your voice, tone, content, and themes.
Query Letter Critique ($35)
You will send me your query letter via Google Docs, where I will provide in-line comments and edit notes through suggestion mode. I will also provide you a written (roughly 1-2 paragraphs for the pitch and 1 paragraph for the bio) editorial memo outlining strengths and areas of improvement for your query letter, including any personalization in messaging to specific agents.
Writing Sample Critique ($45)
I will review up to 20 pages (or 3 chapters) of the writing sample to be included in your query package. You will send me the sample via Google Docs, where I will provide in-line comments and edit notes through suggestion mode. I will also provide a written (roughly 1 page) editorial memo outlining strengths and areas of improvement.
Full Query Package Critique ($75)
A combination of the Query Letter Critique and Writing Sample Critique, plus review of comp titles and any other query fields you want reviewed. You will send the complete package via Google Docs.
Please note that the rendering of these services is in compliance with the American Association of Literary Agents (AALA) code of ethics, section 8. It is copied below for your reference.
8. A) The Association believes that the practice of literary agents charging clients or potential clients for reading and evaluating literary works (including query letters, outlines, proposals, and partial or complete manuscripts) is subject to serious abuse that reflects adversely on our profession. Members should be primarily engaged in selling or supporting the selling of rights and services on behalf of their clients, i.e. members should not be primarily pursing freelance editorial work and misrepresenting themselves as literary agents or support staff of a literary agency. Members may not charge any reading fees for evaluating work for possible representation. However, members may provide editorial services in exchange for a fee to authors who are not clients, provided members adhere to the following provisions:
I) Members who render such services must make clear to the author in writing in advance that the rendering of such services does not indicate or imply that the member will represent the author as a literary agent and must provide to the author at the outset a copy of this Paragraph (8A-8B) of the AALA Canon of Ethics; and
II) if during or after the rendering of such services the member agrees to represent the author, the member must then return in full all payments received for such services prior to submitting the work and waive any further payments for such services for that author; and
III) to help prevent confusion, abuse, and to further separate paid editorial services from literary representation, at no time may members respond to an author who approaches them only for literary representation by instead suggesting or directing the author to pay for editorial services by the member or by anyone else financially associated with the member or member’s agency. Members must provide paid editorial services only to authors who have approached them directly for such services.
B) Literary representation of any author must not be contingent upon the author engaging any such paid editorial services, nor shall a member retroactively charge for editorial services in the event a client’s project is not sold. For avoidance of doubt, the intent of this clause is to allow members flexibility and independence in their payment structures while avoiding the conflict of interest that may arise from members making a profit on top of commission from the sale of both their client’s works and separate paid services rendered to that client.
If I provide you with a critique, I will put you on a list for my personal records indicating that you are barred from consideration for my representation. Any attempt on your behalf to skirt this record through deception puts both of our reputations in jeopardy.
