Chez Shaffner

Friday, January 05, 2007

My Publishers Marketplace Page

As I struggle to revise the final chapter to my novel (so close to finished I can taste it), I am gearing up for the long road to finding an agent. Over the next several months, I’ll have plenty to say about this arduous process.

But for now, I’m here to announce I created a skeleton of an entry on Publishers Marketplace. Like this website and blog, it will be receiving an overhaul through the upcoming month, but at least it’s a start! Let me know what you think...

By the way, I was amazed to find that after one day live, the page had already climbed onto the first page of Google results for my name (yes, I'll own to googling myself from time to time...) It took six months for my other blog to do that!

For those in my audience who aren’t writers or agents (in other words, for 95% of you), Publishers Marketplace provides various services to writing professionals, including a daily email of all writing deals closed during the prior business day. You can look up an agent and find out his/her clients and recent deals, which is critical information in determining the right list of potential agents. I’ve been scouring it and other sources, building up a master list of those agents who would be the best fits for my little story.

The first batch of queries should head out by postal and electronic mail next week sometime... Keep your fingers crossed.