You make it sound so simple! I would add that it's helpful to find books that are your book's comps early on; these are usually included in your proposal and they can help you figure out things about your own book, like inspiration for the the architecture/structure of the book or even agents to query (authors often thank their agents by name in the acknowledgements).
You make it sound so simple! I would add that it's helpful to find books that are your book's comps early on; these are usually included in your proposal and they can help you figure out things about your own book, like inspiration for the the architecture/structure of the book or even agents to query (authors often thank their agents by name in the acknowledgements).
Great points - I know several authors who found ideal agents to pitch by identifying them in other people's acknowledgments sections! x