What does "More information" mean?

Project Deadlight · 11-20-2012, 10:19 PM

Had a full request from an agent who also asked for more information about me. Only issue is, I put a paragraph of information about my short story sales, my literature night and where I'm from in the cover letter that led to the request. I don't really have much more to add.

What sort of information is being requested here and how should I pitch it? Are agents looking for a particular sort of person as well as a good book?

Thanks!

MandyHubbard · 11-20-2012, 10:37 PM

Don't stress it, it's probably part of her form language for requests. Just reuse what you had, adding an extra couple of sentences that might be quasi-relevant, like what authors inspire you or how long you've been writing, etc.

Susan Littlefield · 11-21-2012, 12:32 AM

Congratulations, PD!

Project Deadlight · 11-24-2012, 03:39 PM

thanks guys!

Corinne Duyvis · 11-24-2012, 04:40 PM

You could also mention what you're working on now, if you're looking for more space to fill? I haven't been in this situation before but what everyone else said sounds about right.

11-20-2012, 10:19 PM	#1
Project Deadlight practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Midlands, UK Posts: 593	What does "More information" mean? Had a full request from an agent who also asked for more information about me. Only issue is, I put a paragraph of information about my short story sales, my literature night and where I'm from in the cover letter that led to the request. I don't really have much more to add. What sort of information is being requested here and how should I pitch it? Are agents looking for a particular sort of person as well as a good book? Thanks! __________________ Latest Blog: Travels Without Charley

11-20-2012, 10:37 PM	#2
MandyHubbard Once Upon a Time.... Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 121	Don't stress it, it's probably part of her form language for requests. Just reuse what you had, adding an extra couple of sentences that might be quasi-relevant, like what authors inspire you or how long you've been writing, etc. __________________ Lit Agent Author www.MandyHubbard.com

11-21-2012, 12:32 AM	#3
Susan Littlefield Tell it like it Is Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: With my cats Posts: 7,478	Congratulations, PD! __________________ Susan Please visit my website: http://www.susanlittlefield.blogspot.com/

11-24-2012, 03:39 PM	#4
Project Deadlight practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Midlands, UK Posts: 593	thanks guys! __________________ Latest Blog: Travels Without Charley

11-24-2012, 04:40 PM	#5
Corinne Duyvis She of the Comfortable Shoulders Join Date: May 2010 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 718	You could also mention what you're working on now, if you're looking for more space to fill? I haven't been in this situation before but what everyone else said sounds about right. __________________ * Blog * Website * Twitter * The Fourteenery Represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. OTHERBOUND: a YA fantasy about a boy from our world who's spent ten years involuntarily witnessing the life of a servant girl from another world every time he blinks--and what happens when he finally learns to communicate with her. Available 2014 from Amulet Books.

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