I was wondering if you were going to address this. As I build my own excel list of possible agents, I too have noticed the number of agents who seem unlikely to want to read any stories about a young white boy. Which is unfortunately what I am pitching--my Dad's short stories based on his experiences growing up in a fruit tramp family du…
I was wondering if you were going to address this. As I build my own excel list of possible agents, I too have noticed the number of agents who seem unlikely to want to read any stories about a young white boy. Which is unfortunately what I am pitching--my Dad's short stories based on his experiences growing up in a fruit tramp family during the Great Depression. I keep thinking -- at least he was really poor. I ticked a box!
I was wondering if you were going to address this. As I build my own excel list of possible agents, I too have noticed the number of agents who seem unlikely to want to read any stories about a young white boy. Which is unfortunately what I am pitching--my Dad's short stories based on his experiences growing up in a fruit tramp family during the Great Depression. I keep thinking -- at least he was really poor. I ticked a box!
So sad that we have to think of it in terms of "ticking a box." My heart goes out to you and wishing you the very best in finding an agent!
Yeah except lit agents hate poor whites probably more than any group right now.