This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
By Carlie Lee
As part of our London Book Fair series, Carlie Lee asked agents Andrew Lownie and David Haviland of Andrew Lownie Literary Agency some quick questions…
Andrew Lownie is…
Hoping to find:
An extraordinary memoir from an ‘ordinary’ person.
Really would rather not be faced with:
A new translation of Y Gooddin, Britain's oldest epic poem or
a picture book reading series, entitled Dandan The Drilling Man And His Drilling
Caravan – a unique storyline that acquaints
children and their parents with the Natural Gas / Oil drilling industry – both of
which I received recently.
Hot Tip:
Knowledge is power so research the publishing industry and the
market for your proposed book.
David Haviland is…
Hoping to find:
A powerful, gritty new voice in crime fiction.
Really would rather not be faced with:
"As the third sun rose over the pink skyline of Tremedor,
the Barissillians gathered for their morning assembly…" Or similar.
Hot Tip:
If your gripping, dramatic scenes don't come until chapter three,
most agents will never see them.
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