You Think Too Much

You Think Too Much

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You Think Too Much
You Think Too Much
How I found (and lost) my agent
Notes on the writing life

How I found (and lost) my agent

Plus an example of a successful nonfiction query letter

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Robyn Ryle
Nov 23, 2022
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How I found (and lost) my agent
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Sometimes publishing feels a little like fight club—the first rule of publishing is don’t talk about publishing. Or at least, if you do talk about publishing, do it only in very specific ways.

It’s okay to talk about how much you love your editor or your agent. It’s okay to be very excited almost all the time—excited about acceptances and about the least…

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