A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

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She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

She wasnt exactly sure when it happened. Or even when it started. All she knew...

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Loving once and only once is possible - anything is possible.

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I am nothing special of this I am sure. I am just a common man...

I am nothing special of this I am sure. I am just a common man...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

I'll admit that it's not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything...

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre....

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre....

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios...

The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding...

The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it...

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.

Over time, quality work will lead to an audience for your work.