My favorite was when my agent - someone who understands that this is a partnership that will hopefully benefit us both - called and she asked, "May I call you Michael?"

Agreed. Doesn't make me feel warm and gushy all over.

Yeah. I always hated the "Dear Author" from people who want the writer to address it to them by their name. Seems disrespectful to me.

Dear author? Dear Literary Agent. Traxy

Dear Author:

Thank you for submitting your query and giving me the opportunity to consider
your work. Unfortunately, in today’s increasingly tough publishing market, I
cannot offer the support that you need for your project. I maintain a small
client list, and I take on new authors very selectively.

While I cannot recommend other agents or publishers more suitable for your book,
I do recommend the following excellent resources for finding an agent and
publisher for your book: Jeff Herman’s WRITER’S GUIDE TO BOOK EDITORS,
PUBLISHERS, AND LITERARY AGENTS: WHO THEY ARE! WHAT THEY WANT! HOW TO WIN THEM
OVER! (Three Dog Press) and Chuck Sambuchino’s 2010 GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS
(Writers Digest Books).

Please do not allow this letter to discourage you. Many best-sellers have been
passed on numerous times prior to being successfully published.

I wish you the best of luck finding an enthusiastic agent and publisher for your
book.

Sincerely,



Denise Marcil
President

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