Here are my collected insights from the London Book Fair 2022, particularly on the topics of finding a literary agent (plus query letters) and the value of an author platform.

A small break from the usual worldbuilding and fantasy content, but for good reason! Thanks for granting me the power of a press pass :)

00:00 intro

Part One — Literary agents and querying
03:34 How to find your agent
06:27 What agents are looking for
09:33 Comparing your book with others
11:46 An exemplar query letter
21:17 My elevator pitch (eeeek!)

Part Two — Author platforms
25:55 Do you need an author platform?
30:46 How to choose your platform
32:30 Making money & portfolio careers
34:15 The interaction between your platform and your portfolio
38:00 A course about youtube for authors?

Part Three — The London Book Fair
40:44 Should you attend the London Book Fair?
45:28 Should you attend the Writers' Summit?
47:33 Smaller quickfire takeaways

51:50 Outro

(gosh, what a behemoth! This is my first time making a video that long! :0)

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Links & mentioned people:
(in order of appearance)

James Spackman — literary agent and book pitch specialist
Twitter 1:   / blackpooltower  
Twitter 2:   / bookpitchdoctor  
Check out Preparing for Publication, a course by The Arvon Foundation: https://www.arvon.org/

Naz Ahsun — literary agent, writing coach and fantasy author
Instagram:   / nazahsun  

Jasmin Kirkbride — SciFi writer, editor, LBF savant
Twitter:   / jasminkirkbride  
Check out her latest short story, it's SUPERB: https://www.tor.com/2021/10/13/sand-j...

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Soundtrack:

Dwyer - Mind Fog
Dwyer - Things Will Probably Get Better from Here
Dwyer - Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Dwyer is more than an amazing indie musician, he's a vibe maestro! Check out his work: https://d-w-y-e-r.bandcamp.com/

Extra soundtracks courtesy of Pixabay

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