The Surefire Way to Get a Literary Agent.

My most completely popular blog entry of all time is  "The Surefire Query Letter is Here." Who knew? But the question I get asked about all the time is "What's the surefire way to get a literary agent?"

Okay – so here's the answer:

1. Write a really good book. (I may do a blog on this too – comment and let me know if you want the instructions on that…I'm serious.) I would define a good book as one that, when you describe it sitting at a long table full of people, the people at the other end of ...