I have a couple questions:
Background- I was able to have an agent (someone in good standing with P&E) read my novel as a favor, and she declined for personal reasons, but she said that I should contact another agent who was a friend of hers and she would tell him I would be in touch. She made several nice comments about my ms, which, of course, made me leap with joy! (or dance like a banana)
So, do I send off a query letter only and mention the first agent? If so, my query needs a lot of help!
Also, she mentioned that my ms is a little short. I need to add about fifty pages, but I don't want it to seem like filler. I could add more description, but I don't want that to interrupt the action and flow of the story. I realize that it's hard to advise me without reading the novel, but are there any general things I can do?
Thanks for any comments.
Background- I was able to have an agent (someone in good standing with P&E) read my novel as a favor, and she declined for personal reasons, but she said that I should contact another agent who was a friend of hers and she would tell him I would be in touch. She made several nice comments about my ms, which, of course, made me leap with joy! (or dance like a banana)
So, do I send off a query letter only and mention the first agent? If so, my query needs a lot of help!
Also, she mentioned that my ms is a little short. I need to add about fifty pages, but I don't want it to seem like filler. I could add more description, but I don't want that to interrupt the action and flow of the story. I realize that it's hard to advise me without reading the novel, but are there any general things I can do?
Thanks for any comments.