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About Me

My name is Sara, and I am a literary assistant at Nelson Literary Agency. Kristin Nelson is our esteemed agent. A literary agent is like a Jerry Maguire - for writers instead of athletes. Basically, we help writers sell their books to publishing houses.

Check us out at www.nelsonagency.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

New Writers!!! I work as a scout for Kristin - our agency is currently on the lookout for new, hot talent!Also, we'd love to meet readers. Let us know if you love to read, and what you like. Let us know what's out there. And, check out some of the awesome works by authors whose books we represent.

Books:

Nelson Literary Agency Books that are available NOW:
by Ally Carter:
Cross My Heart and Hope To Spy
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You
Cheating at Solitaire
Learning to Play Gin
by Becky Motew:
Coupon Girl
by Cheryl Sawyer:
The Winter Prince
Siren
The Chase
Code of Love
by Hank Phillippi Ryan:
Face Time
Prime Time
by Jana DeLeon:
Unlucky
Rumble on the Bayou
by Jenny O'Connell:
Book of Luke
Plan B
by Jennifer O'Connell:
The Divorced Girls' Society
Everything I Needed To Know About Being A Girl I Learned From Judy Blume
Insider Dating
Bachelorette #1
Dress Rehearsal
Off The Record
by Kelly Parra:
Graffiti Girl
by Kim Reid:
No Place Safe
by Leslie Langtry:
Guns Will Keep Us Together
'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy
by Linnea Sinclair:
Down Home Zombie Blues
Games of Command
Finders Keepers
Gabriel's Ghost
An Accidental Goddess
by Lisa Shearin:
Magic Lost, Trouble Found
by Paula Reed:
Into His Arms
Nobodys's Saint
For Her Love
by Shanna Swendson:
Damsel Under Stress
Enchanted Inc
Once Upon Stilettos
COMING SOON:
Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas - March 2008
Don't Hex With Texas by Shanna Swendson - April 2008
These Boots are Made for Stomping by Marianne Mancusi - April 2008
Armed and Magical by Lisa Shearin - April 2008
Local Girls by Jenny O'Connell - June 2008
Rich Boys by Jenny O'Connell - June 2008
Delicious by Sherry Thomas - 2008
Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi - August 2008
My Wicked Enemy by Carolyn Jewel - August 2008
Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair - August 2008
Undone by Brooke Taylor - August 2008
Stand By Your Hitman by Leslie Langtry - September 2008
Invisible Touch by Kelly Parra - November 2008
Scandal by Carolyn Jewel - January 2009
Ghost in Law by Jana DeLeon - February 2009
The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan - May 2009
Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - 2009
The Camelot Code by Mari Mancusi - 2009
Air Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - 2009
Drive Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - 2009
House of Mists by Helen Stringer - 2009
Giving Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe - 2009
Vamped by Lucienne Diver - 2009
Hope's Folly by Linnea Sinclair - 2009
Zero Tolerance by Simone Elkeles - 2009

My Blog

Whats the most common question I am asked here at myspace?

Hi writers, I hope the muse has been good to you all this month! I have read some terrific queries and sample pages at work, so there must be something good in the air. Want to know what is the most ...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:57:00 PST

Resolved to get published this year?

Who out there made New Year's resolutions? If you are a writer, and your resolution is to get published this year, here are some tips: 1) I will start off with a disclaim...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:56:00 PST

So, what are we looking for in the new year?

Happy New Year!We are looking forward to a wonderful 2008 here at the Nelson Literary Agency. We took on 8 new clients last year, so we're already hard into the hunt for our new clients for this year....
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:10:00 PST

Are the holidays a difficult time to submit your work?

Happy holidays to everyone! We're in the process of finishing as much work in the office as possible before our break (the office is closed the last two weeks of December). So, what does that mean for...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:40:00 PST

Check your titles and character names first...

Dear writers, This is one of those tips that I have picked up from being in this business for a while. In fact, many of you probably knew to do this way before I figured it out. And, no worries ...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

Three Tips from a Recent Conference

I spoke at the Heart of Denver Romance Writers Convention this month and I have some thoughts to pass along. First of all, let me say that I was blown away by how professional and prepared the p...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:06:00 PST

How to address your query letter

I know this may sound silly, but the way you start off your query letter to an agent (or editor) is important. I look at 75-100 queries a day, and inevitably, the few for which we request to see sampl...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:02:00 PST

Is your agent hunt starting in the right place?

There are days when I feel like half of the queries I see are for projects in genres that we don't represent. Obviously, these writers get a polite "no thank you" response from us when they query, but...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:38:00 PST

A fabulous article for new writers by Carly Phillips

Dear writers, This article by Carly Phillips is fabulous! She really nails some ideas for technique that I am looking for every day in the query letters that are submitted to our agency. I hope this ...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:56:00 PST

What’s the next step if you have received a "no thank you" letter?

Dear writers, Publishing is such a competitive business. I believe there is hope for writers who work to perfect their art and who don't quit. But, what can you do after getting a rejection letter ...
Posted by Nelson Literary Agency on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:46:00 PST