PROFESSIONAL BOOK EDITOR Explains Why Agents Rejected Your Book (It May Not Be What You Think!)

Rejection hurts. There's no sugarcoating it. But finding the right literary agent—and getting rejected by others along the way—is a part of the traditional book publishing process. Learn from a professional book editor why literary agents reject books and what you can do to successfully query agents. Hint: your query letter is a great place to start, but it's just one element in the equation.

THE TOP 5 REASONS AN AGENT REJECTED YOUR BOOK:
1. Unprofessional or incorrectly formatted query letter
2. Genre not their area of interest
3. Underwhelming plot synopsis
4. Unpolished writing
5. Not hooked by your sample pages

ABOUT ME:

My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a freelance book editor with 6+ years of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. This goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice.

Feel free to get in touch!

https://www.alyssamatesic.com
asmeditorial@gmail.com

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