Category Archives: Understanding Feedback from Literary Agents

Feedback received from literary agents is rare and new writers would do well to take it seriously. In this section, I’ll attempt to decipher some common advice new writers receive from literary agents, especially in rejection letters, following the submission of their manuscripts.

What Does it Mean to ‘Tighten your Story’?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Lorena Goldsmith

Feedback from literary agents is a precious thing and new writers would do well to take it seriously and follow it. Sometimes, the feedback is crystal clear: ‘the stakes are not high enough,’ ‘a third-person narrator might work better’, ‘I … Continue reading →

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