Last night Marc Zicree was on Coast to Coast and someone asked him about how to pitch fiction. Marc went through the usual things, querying and conventions and all that.
But then he said something that made me pause and really think.
He said that when he pitched a book, he'd follow up on the query a week later with a phone call. A PHONE CALL? *boggle* He said it provided a human element to the correspondence and made his work more attractive to the agent (Marc is a charming personality so it's no wonder).
Now I am certain 90% of the agents out there don't want every person who queries to call them. However! If there are exceptions to the rule, or perhaps something I'm missing in this? Post or PM please.
But then he said something that made me pause and really think.
He said that when he pitched a book, he'd follow up on the query a week later with a phone call. A PHONE CALL? *boggle* He said it provided a human element to the correspondence and made his work more attractive to the agent (Marc is a charming personality so it's no wonder).
Now I am certain 90% of the agents out there don't want every person who queries to call them. However! If there are exceptions to the rule, or perhaps something I'm missing in this? Post or PM please.
