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Don't tell them your age. If you have a great query letter for a great book, they'll buy it. At the point of signing the contract, you tell them you're a minor and your parents will need to sign the contract for you. Problem solved.
*raises hand*
I get this. I really do. What I'm wondering is: is it smart to put age at the very end of a full? An agent would have decided whether the novel is good or not by then, right? If they read that much but decide to reject it, mentioning age seems like it would inspire an agent to provide a more thorough critique. But if the agent already was seriously considering repping it, teenage progidy can't hurt, either, as a marketing tool.
...Is that right? Just something I've been wondering.