Question re pitching agents memoirs, which I think of as real-life novels (just as true crime is real-life horror): Does a memoir need a full proposal if the ms is complete, or would an agent be OK with getting just a query letter, provided it spells out any marketing and publicity aspects, along with a sample?
Question re pitching agents memoirs, which I think of as real-life novels (just as true crime is real-life horror):
Does a memoir need a full proposal if the ms is complete, or would an agent be OK with getting just a query letter, provided it spells out any marketing and publicity aspects, along with a sample?
Question re pitching agents memoirs, which I think of as real-life novels (just as true crime is real-life horror):
Does a memoir need a full proposal if the ms is complete, or would an agent be OK with getting just a query letter, provided it spells out any marketing and publicity aspects, along with a sample?
I appreciate this question! Stephen, how are you explaining your marketing and publicity in your query? What are you mentioning?
You can query with a full memoir ms just like you would a novel, plus the marketing etc etc stuff!