How I Got a Literary Agent + My Querying Journey | Shelves of Samantha

Excited to share my journey to becoming an agented author, as well as some of the most valuable things I learned along the way. Some of my favorite querying resources: ♡ The Bookends Literary Agency channel:    / bookendsliteraryagency   ♡ The QueryShark blog: https://queryshark.blogspot.com ♡ r/PubTips:   / pubtips   Where to find me: ♡ Instagram: instagram.com/shelvesofsamantha ♡ Story Graph: storygraph.com/profile/shelvesofsamantha ♡ Email: [email protected] ♡ All Links: msha.ke/shelvesofsamantha ♡ Keep an eye out for an author website coming soon! Hashtags: #writing #writer #writingcommunity #author #authortube #amquerying #querying

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How to Land a Literary Agent & Navigate Traditional Publishing
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How to Land a Literary Agent & Navigate Traditional Publishing

How I Got My Literary Agent
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How I Got My Literary Agent

Reflection on my First Year at the University of Ottawa
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Reflection on my First Year at the University of Ottawa

I Signed with a Literary Agent! (In One Week?!) | My Whirlwind Querying Journey & Stats
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I Signed with a Literary Agent! (In One Week?!) | My Whirlwind Querying Journey & Stats

My Entire Query Journey Vlog Part 1
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My Entire Query Journey Vlog Part 1

I got a literary agent!! 🖋️ My entire querying journey
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I got a literary agent!! 🖋️ My entire querying journey

Book Publishing Masterclass (Macmillan CEO Interview)
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Book Publishing Masterclass (Macmillan CEO Interview)

There's no new normal for querying yet | My agent search in times of CHANGE for publishing
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There's no new normal for querying yet | My agent search in times of CHANGE for publishing

Why I Turned Down an Agent Offer + How to Evaluate Literary Agents
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Why I Turned Down an Agent Offer + How to Evaluate Literary Agents

here's how I got a SIX-FIGURE book deal for my debut novel | my traditional publishing story
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here's how I got a SIX-FIGURE book deal for my debut novel | my traditional publishing story

I signed with a literary agent 🌱 querying tips, handling rejection & what I wish I knew
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I signed with a literary agent 🌱 querying tips, handling rejection & what I wish I knew

tips for querying! (from a literary agent intern)
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tips for querying! (from a literary agent intern)

How I got my literary agent! 📝 querying trenches, R&R's, offers, and nudges
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How I got my literary agent! 📝 querying trenches, R&R's, offers, and nudges

How To Get A Literary Agent | Finding Agents, Perfecting Your Query & My Tactics For Success
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How To Get A Literary Agent | Finding Agents, Perfecting Your Query & My Tactics For Success

An Experience in Querying | or, what happens when you query too early
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An Experience in Querying | or, what happens when you query too early

I Edited 100 Manuscripts. Here Are the 7 Mistakes EVERY Author Makes
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I Edited 100 Manuscripts. Here Are the 7 Mistakes EVERY Author Makes

Unedited JK Rowling Interview on the Birth of Harry Potter (1998)
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Unedited JK Rowling Interview on the Birth of Harry Potter (1998)

My Querying Journey, Querying Stats, & Signing with a Literary Agent + Q&A • Meredith E. Phillips
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My Querying Journey, Querying Stats, & Signing with a Literary Agent + Q&A • Meredith E. Phillips

[FULL INTERVIEW] Advice From a Top Literary Agent
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[FULL INTERVIEW] Advice From a Top Literary Agent

HOW I GOT MY BOOK DEAL
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HOW I GOT MY BOOK DEAL