Writing for Non-Fiction Genres

» LitAgent - A Million Little Pieces Refund to Customers

Today's blog discusses the result of a dozen lawsuits pending against James Frey and his publisher, Random House. Would you have bought and read James Frey's book, A Million Little Pieces, published as his nonfiction memoir, had you known it was untrue?

-- posted by LitAgent

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» Deborah Clark Ebel - James Frey's Impact on Nonfiction

Having completed my first nonfiction work, I'm looking for an agent. I recently received a rejection from a very reputable agent who said "there is much to admire in your work" but that "in the 'true story' arena folks are gun-shy in a post-MILLION LITTLE PIECES world". This is regretable. How can a new writer overcome such negativity - yet Frey continues to write and be published.

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» LitAgent - James Frey's Impact on Nonfiction

In response to James Frey's Impact on Nonfiction posted by debebel:
Hi, debebel!

Yes, things have gotten tougher, but that is not all bad. We needed to tighten up a bit, as I'll be explaining in a future article. To overcome market resistance, you need an agent who is very committed to you and your work. To get an agent, your material needs to be very compelling and of national interest. Memoirs, bios and autobiographies continue to be of interest to the book-buying public. If your early efforts don't find a home, put them aside for a while and continue writing new proposals. After something has sold, you can go back to those things that haven't and reconsider them.

Best wishes!

Barb

-- posted by LitAgent

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