Sentences with phrase «get their thoughts on literary»

Since I'd clearly struck a nerve, I reached out in an act of market research to get their thoughts on literary fiction.

Not exact matches

I actually got stuck reading this book — as I think I must be a bit of a literary snob and couldn't get past how awkward it read, but I am slowly being inspired to persevere and read on.

Erik is looking for the following: literary / upmarket fiction with an emphasis on plot (as in, nothing too slow / quiet / static); popular and academic / trade science nonfiction, especially evolutionary biology; narrative history and biography; contemporary culture criticism (think Klosterman); sports books, if it's got a scope that extends past just games and players and into culture / larger issues.

I've got two posts this week, both focusing on literary awards you may want to think twice about before entering.

As with literary agencies that evolve to handle film and television (as Curtis Brown has done, for example), it takes a certain buildup of foundational accounts, I think, to reach a point at which the range of availabilities can really come into play and that's hard to get in smaller settings which normally will need to focus on one or another approach.

This is where the hope lies for the literary novel, from authors who are reaching out to the readers who love a more rewarding read, and not thinking about getting their novels on the university syllabus, or a review in the Times Literary Supplement.»

If you think you've got a book on that next new thing, don't worry about the literary agent; just get out there and get as much PR for your topic as possible.