Question About an Agent's Request

Marketing statement might be normal for non fiction. Agents might start out as "office assistants" or a host of other titles, so perhaps Ms. Smith is starting to take on clients after having learned the ropes from Ms. Dunham. Maybe your book fits with the kind of books she plans to represent.

could also be that Ms. Dunham reads the queries, then passes the ones she's interested in to Ms. Smith who may, or may not, be her first reader/Slush reader.
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Lots of perfectly legit possibilities. If you did your homework on the agency, I'd send in the stuff they're asking for.

Scion said:

Hmm, my MS is fiction (YA)...but I'm sure you're right. Thanks for the advice. Now I just have to figure out where to start! I've done everything except the marketing statement because I've found very little info on them, even on here. Anyone have any suggests on what I should include in this?

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Maybe ask them what they mean by it. Perhaps they want to know what you will do promote your work or perhaps they want to know who you think is the target audience (such as, readers of Twilight, or something). Right now, the term "marketing statement" sounds too vague to know what they want.

Jodi

Just do it. You'll need to write that stuff eventually anyway.

Jennie Dunham is, by all accounts a reliable agent. If her assistant is beginning to take on a few clients as an agent then it doesn't hurt to send the material.

Either she says no, or she says yes. If no, you've lost nothing. If yes, you can always back out at that time, but you'll have the opportunity to talk to them on the phone and take a week or two to decide.

For your marketing statement, say you'll start a page on FB or a twitter account (if you already don't have one.) Consider starting a website, too, or say you will. Mention any online groups or forums you belong to that might help promote your book or writing. Say you'll do book signings and be open to any publicity they might suggest, such as a contest or whatever.

I'd just be open to ideas in my marketing statement, (though even as yet, no one's asked me for one.)