Searching For An Agent
The last time I wrote a book I dealt directly with the publisher.
Now, with fiction, it apparenty is almost as difficult to find a reliable agent to represent you as it is to find a publisher willing to publish a first novel.
So now I begin the quest of landing an agent who will at least look at my manuscript and tell me that I should keep my day job and maybe write poetry over Guinness and be happy that I have a creative outlet!
I sent out my first query letter last week, attaching the first page of a 28-page proposal. I present the summary of the project below:
New Book Proposal
Working Title: Murder at Cathedral Bay, or
Mysteries at Cathedral Bay; The O'Connor Murders (First of a series)
Author: William A. Corbett
Content: After Dolores O'Connor died of an apparent stroke at age 54, her ashes were discretely buried in an isolated sand dune, marked by a simple driftwood cross.
When it is learned that her donated organs caused the deaths of the recipients, police suspect she might have been poisoned by her husband. Her son enlists the help of his best friend, private investigator Charlie Slaughter.
While searching for answers Charlie comes into possession of a picture exhibiting strange holographic effects; Dolores O'Connor reaching from the clouds through the driftwood cross to touch the shoulder of her youngest son, Sean. Appearing with Dolores in the clouds is the face of the Virgin Mary. Only two people can see the special effects: Charlie and Sean's sister. Could Dolores be attempting to reach Charlie from the beyond? Is such a thing even possible?
Meanwhile, Tom O'Connor becomes involved with an extremely attractive young woman whose mother is also a suspect in the unusual death of his wife. Tom's ultimate and bizarre suicide launches another investigation.
In his quest to solve the murders and mystery of the strange picture, Charlie tracks down suspects across the country and even travels to the remote hills of Ireland. His encounters with the paranormal and mystical unnerve the hard-nosed investigator.
Are such things real, he wonders? Or, has he somehow been hypnotized by Sean's sister, an intensely spiritual person with special gifts said to be given only to saints?
Manuscript: 100,000-110,000 words; ready immediately
Author Bio: William A. Corbett is author of numerous articles and one book on financial planning from a religious perspective. This is his first novel, though not his first attempt at one. Corbett was editor and publisher of two nationally-circulated newsletters: Making Ends Meet®, and Finance Council Forum. He has served on church finance councils on both the local and diocesan level. He holds the designation, Certified Financial Planner,® and currently works as a personal financial advisor. He is married with four adult children, and his wife works as a religious educator at her local parish.
Now, with fiction, it apparenty is almost as difficult to find a reliable agent to represent you as it is to find a publisher willing to publish a first novel.
So now I begin the quest of landing an agent who will at least look at my manuscript and tell me that I should keep my day job and maybe write poetry over Guinness and be happy that I have a creative outlet!
I sent out my first query letter last week, attaching the first page of a 28-page proposal. I present the summary of the project below:
New Book Proposal
Working Title: Murder at Cathedral Bay, or
Mysteries at Cathedral Bay; The O'Connor Murders (First of a series)
Author: William A. Corbett
Content: After Dolores O'Connor died of an apparent stroke at age 54, her ashes were discretely buried in an isolated sand dune, marked by a simple driftwood cross.
When it is learned that her donated organs caused the deaths of the recipients, police suspect she might have been poisoned by her husband. Her son enlists the help of his best friend, private investigator Charlie Slaughter.
While searching for answers Charlie comes into possession of a picture exhibiting strange holographic effects; Dolores O'Connor reaching from the clouds through the driftwood cross to touch the shoulder of her youngest son, Sean. Appearing with Dolores in the clouds is the face of the Virgin Mary. Only two people can see the special effects: Charlie and Sean's sister. Could Dolores be attempting to reach Charlie from the beyond? Is such a thing even possible?
Meanwhile, Tom O'Connor becomes involved with an extremely attractive young woman whose mother is also a suspect in the unusual death of his wife. Tom's ultimate and bizarre suicide launches another investigation.
In his quest to solve the murders and mystery of the strange picture, Charlie tracks down suspects across the country and even travels to the remote hills of Ireland. His encounters with the paranormal and mystical unnerve the hard-nosed investigator.
Are such things real, he wonders? Or, has he somehow been hypnotized by Sean's sister, an intensely spiritual person with special gifts said to be given only to saints?
Manuscript: 100,000-110,000 words; ready immediately
Author Bio: William A. Corbett is author of numerous articles and one book on financial planning from a religious perspective. This is his first novel, though not his first attempt at one. Corbett was editor and publisher of two nationally-circulated newsletters: Making Ends Meet®, and Finance Council Forum. He has served on church finance councils on both the local and diocesan level. He holds the designation, Certified Financial Planner,® and currently works as a personal financial advisor. He is married with four adult children, and his wife works as a religious educator at her local parish.
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