Rebecca Gradinger of Fletcher & Company

6.10.13

Do you like it when a writer draws a parallel between the writer’s manuscript and other books that have been published?

Sande from New York, NY
Rebecca Gradinger
United Talent Agency
888 Seventh Avenue
Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10106

I love it. These comparisons give me insight into the writer’s influences and what kind of novel the writer has crafted. In some cases, particularly when a writer compares the book to a novel I loved, it can be pretty enticing—“Oh, you love The Stone Diaries? I love it too!” It’s smart, effective marketing, which is essentially what a writer needs to do to get an agent excited about reading the book. I also appreciate when writers mention relevant books I’ve represented. It indicates that they have done their homework.

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