Am I right in my understanding that a query letter for a nonfiction book, if responded to, must be followed by a book proposal?
And what if I'm a freelance translator who has finished translating a large volume on the history of American Indians on two continents, but the author is not well known? Is it still possible to land an agent and a traditional publisher and is it even worth the effort? Even if I have little platform to speak of?
Thank you for these super insightful entries! I wonder if you ever experience a "seasonality" for nonfiction queries - memoirs, if we can be that specific. Do you experience more in the beginning of the year? In the restless summertime?
And the question beneath this question - if someone is interested in submitting, is there a time that may be better than others?
Am I right in my understanding that a query letter for a nonfiction book, if responded to, must be followed by a book proposal?
And what if I'm a freelance translator who has finished translating a large volume on the history of American Indians on two continents, but the author is not well known? Is it still possible to land an agent and a traditional publisher and is it even worth the effort? Even if I have little platform to speak of?
Thank you for these super insightful entries! I wonder if you ever experience a "seasonality" for nonfiction queries - memoirs, if we can be that specific. Do you experience more in the beginning of the year? In the restless summertime?
And the question beneath this question - if someone is interested in submitting, is there a time that may be better than others?
Thank you!
Jenny
Probelm instead of problem above [inveterate proffreader]
I used to stutter.
Nelson Rockefeller was dyslexic.
I would never have known from your writings in "Agents and Books" that you were dyslexic.
I am a retired physician who hd a small subset of dyslexic patients.
Just keep writing. You are doing more than fine.
Stay safe.
Hope your family is well.