Having just come across the incredible last page of THE GREAT GATSBY, I was wondering if anyone had ever submitted the last five pages of their novel to an agent instead of the first five with their query? I've also been considering a blog post "An open letter to the 150 Agents who have yet to respond to my query." Has anyone ever succeeded in getting an agent's attention through these types of "alternate" moves? I remember once, back in the day, when I was looking for a job, I sent around my resume as a baseball card, with a creative bio on the back reading: Bats: R, Throws: R, Votes: L. I got a lot of interviews out of it, some employers posted it on the cork board in the lunchroom. People would stop by when I was being interviewed to congratulate me. I was offered a job at a magazine like True Detective, but turned it down for a staff writing position at a music magazine, my dream job, for $50 a week.
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