From Krista Goering

Imagine just how many submissions an agent receives in a week. Now imagine that only six out of ten of them are properly formatted.

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  Like most agents I eagerly solicit nonfiction proposals. Why? Well, for me it's because I'm a huge reader of nonfiction books.

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  Since I started building my agency a few months ago, I have read a lot of submissions. Each time I open an envelope with sample pages I get excited. Who knows? The next thing I read may be my favorite manuscript of all time.

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  Recent Sales and Forthcoming Books

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