Stuart Turton
British novelist; author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018), The Devil and the Dark Water and The Last Murder at the End of the World; formerly a travel and technology journalist.
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Getting a literary agent is very hard, so a submission must be polished to the last detail.
Their wordsGetting an agent is really hard. They receive hundreds of submissions a month and will probably take on a few clients a year. Make sure your submission is polished to within an inch of its life.
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Their wordsFinish your book. Walk away from it for three months, then go back. I guarantee the break will give you insights you’d never have considered otherwise.