Literary Agents Share the Top Reasons Why Manuscripts Are Rejected in the Query Box | iWriterly

What are the top reasons literary agents reject a manuscript? Seven literary agents each share the top three reasons why they turn down a manuscript. ~~~ 💻 TAKE MEG'S COURSE: How to Write a Query Letter https://iwriterly.thinkific.com/courses/how-to-write-a-query-letter ~~~ FEATURED AGENTS: Cortney Radocaj Literary Agent, Belcastro Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortneyRadocaj Website: https://www.cortneyradocaj.com/ Agency page: http://www.belcastroagency.com/about_us/ Kaitlyn Johnson Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaitylynne13 Freelance editing: http://www.kjohnsonfreelance.com/ Agency page: https://www.corvisieroagency.com/kaitlyn-johnson.html Kat Kerr Literary Agent, Donald Maas Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekatsmews Website: https://thekatsmews.com/ Agency page: http://maassagency.com/kat-kerr/ Kelly Peterson Literary Agent, Rees Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/LitAgentKelly Website: https://www.litagentkelly.com/ Agency page: http://www.reesagency.com/kelly-peterson Maria Heater Literary Assistant, Nelson Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariatheheater Agency website: https://nelsonagency.com/ Megan Manzano Literary Agent, D4EO Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/Megan_Manzano Freelance editing: https://www.meg-edits.com/ Agency page: https://www.d4eoliteraryagency.com/p/megan-fell-in-love-with-reading-and.html Naomi Davis Literary Agent, BookEnds Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaomisLitPix Agency page: http://bookendsliterary.com/about-us/ TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO: • How to know when a book is ready to query • Too much editing is required before an agent can send the book to an editor • Genre uniqueness • Character voice • Showing vs. telling • The first page isn't strong enough • The story starts in the wrong place • Distant POV • The manuscript doesn't fulfill the promise in the query letter • Subjectivity • Passion for a project • Plot arcs • Character arcs • A story that jumps around too much (chaotic timeline) • Poorly-executed prologues • Bad pacing • Info-dumps • Lack of editorial vision to make the story work • Plot holes • Offensive or unnecessary content • Lack of representation • Harmful stereotypes • World-building • Problematic content or representation • The writing isn't ready (amateur writing) ***A QUICK NOTE FROM MEG: Due to the videos having been recorded in separate locations and on different equipment as well as some of the video files being corrupted, the audio in this video isn't at our usual level of quality. I apologize for this inconvenience. I (Meg) did my best while editing to make the audio approximately the same level for all of the guest speakers. But some of the video files were corrupted (as I mentioned before) or the audio quality worsened over time in a few of the video clips, which impacted the final video quality. This is an unfortunate reality of recording in separate locations with different equipment. In the future, I hope to interview literary agents in-person with my personal recording equipment, which will hopefully lead to higher audio quality. Thank you in advance for your understanding.*** ~~~ 📚PURCHASE THE CYBORG TINKERER📚 https://books2read.com/thecyborgtinkerer 🎁ENTER THE CYBORG TINKERER PREORDER GIVEAWAY🎁 https://forms.gle/qTs9pAcZZnborwdc8 🎩Learn more about The Cyborg Tinkerer🎪 https://iwriterly.com/the-cyborg-tinkerer/ 👉SUPPORT iWRITERLY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/iWriterly 🎥BECOME A MEMBER ON YOUTUBE: /channel/UCKeBsBrWDtIBrnrCkxHo5MQ/join 👚👕 CHECK OUT iWRITERLY'S MERCHANDISE: 👕👚 https://teespring.com/stores/iwriterly ☕BUY MEG A CUP OF COFFEE.☕ https://ko-fi.com/iwriterly // ABOUT MEG: // To learn more about Meg, please visit: https://iwriterly.com/about-meg/ // FOLLOW MEG ON SOCIAL MEDIA: // Website: http://bit.ly/iWriterlyWebsite Newsletter: http://bit.ly/iWriterlyNewsletter Twitter: http://bit.ly/MegLaTorreTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/MegLaTorreInstagram Additional Links: https://linktr.ee/meg_latorre // RECORDING SET UP: // • Camera: Canon EOS M50 https://amzn.to/2FgFOpB • Lights: Craphy Studio Lighting https://amzn.to/2W67hjj • Tripod: Acuvar tripod https://amzn.to/2W9wXvz • Microphone: Takstar SGC-598 https://amzn.to/2W3eT68 [affiliate links] Green Screen tools thanks to: /watch/EodMzmhLK6xLM /watch/oQ5NMeu33zB3N /watch/8epFm9n_gQy_F Character art created by David B. https://www.instagram.com/davecharacterart/ DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product or service links, iWriterly will receive a small commission. #authortube #writingtips #writingadvice

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