pat5150
March 29th, 2007, 10:25 AM
Hi guys,
Well, some of you have known about this for a while, yet I wanted to wait till things had settled down before making an announcement. I know that all here are aspiring writers, so hopefully this will encourage you to persevere and not let go of your dreams.
Though the contract has not been signed yet, it seems that my 7-year wait is at an end. To all ends and purposes, it appears that I will soon be represented by the prestigious literary agency Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc, in New York City. Yes, the same agency that handles Dan Brown, among many other successful authors worldwide. And since they accept about 2 percent of the material they receive every year, I feel privileged, to say the least!
Matt Bialer has been showing interest in my fantasy manuscript, The Eye of the Serpent, since January. He totally blew my mind when he told me he wanted to represent it! His clients include Tad Williams, Tracy Hickman, Patrick Rothfuss, W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, as well as many others. Matt has been selling fantasy/scifi manuscripts for more than two decades, so it doesn't get much better than this! He has already asked me about potential publishers and editors I'd like to work with, and I must admit that it all feels surreal at the moment! Even better, he has passed along my sample material from Time of your Life (my non-fiction manuscript)to one of his colleagues.
The journey is far from over, that goes without saying. Yet I am one step closer to my objective of one day being published, and right now it's all that matters!;) Matt is calling me tomorrow to discuss strategy, etc, so these are pretty exciting times for me!
Best of luck with your own writing endeavors!
Patrick
Well, some of you have known about this for a while, yet I wanted to wait till things had settled down before making an announcement. I know that all here are aspiring writers, so hopefully this will encourage you to persevere and not let go of your dreams.
Though the contract has not been signed yet, it seems that my 7-year wait is at an end. To all ends and purposes, it appears that I will soon be represented by the prestigious literary agency Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc, in New York City. Yes, the same agency that handles Dan Brown, among many other successful authors worldwide. And since they accept about 2 percent of the material they receive every year, I feel privileged, to say the least!
Matt Bialer has been showing interest in my fantasy manuscript, The Eye of the Serpent, since January. He totally blew my mind when he told me he wanted to represent it! His clients include Tad Williams, Tracy Hickman, Patrick Rothfuss, W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, as well as many others. Matt has been selling fantasy/scifi manuscripts for more than two decades, so it doesn't get much better than this! He has already asked me about potential publishers and editors I'd like to work with, and I must admit that it all feels surreal at the moment! Even better, he has passed along my sample material from Time of your Life (my non-fiction manuscript)to one of his colleagues.
The journey is far from over, that goes without saying. Yet I am one step closer to my objective of one day being published, and right now it's all that matters!;) Matt is calling me tomorrow to discuss strategy, etc, so these are pretty exciting times for me!
Best of luck with your own writing endeavors!
Patrick