tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818123252981343255.post95862009559086184..comments2007-05-09T12:13:05.929-04:00Nan Higginsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15751786321997626726noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818123252981343255.post-47165481036010116252007-05-09T12:13:00.000-04:002007-05-09T12:13:00.000-04:00I would love to hear more about finding an agent for a book featuring an off-beat sleuth!Elaine Will Sparberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02678727606822464947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818123252981343255.post-87312450346341815102007-05-08T10:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T10:36:00.000-04:00They all seem to like 'quirky' characters, at any rate. I hear that again and again. You wouldn't query a hard-boiled, suspense, or thriller agent with it but I'd think it should work for just about anybody else. Knowing your writing, and now knowing something about your character, I can tell you that <I>this</I> sister wants to read it!Lois Karlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00658333345815494310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818123252981343255.post-77551814184572698342007-05-07T22:37:00.000-04:002007-05-07T22:37:00.000-04:00Fabulous news, Nan!!<BR/><BR/>As a fan of both characters you mention, I am sure I would love Busty. And I actually think it's probably *easier* to place a wacky character than a more mainstream one. Certainly you have a better chance of being an original!<BR/><BR/>I'm currently not querying the old manuscript because, like you, I got requests for it, and kind, complete and non-form rejections, but no takers. And at Sleuthfest, I found out why. (Actually, one of the things I was told may apply to your first MS, too. I don't know what kind of teachers your sleuths were, but in the past year I have been told by numerous sources that "academics don't sell.")<BR/><BR/>I have a couple agents in mind for when I finish my current MS, but that's a ways off, so for the moment I'll be vicariously experiencing your thrills and chills.Laura Kramarskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444534759113332744noreply@blogger.com