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      Chip MacGregor

      When he was in first grade, Chip hurried home one day and announced to his mother, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a book guy!” He clearly could see the future —from high school literary magazine editor to writing bestselling books, from speaking at writing and publishing conferences to representing renowned writers, Chip MacGregor is a book guy.

      March 8, 2012

      Thursdays with Amanda: What I'm Looking For

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      Amanda 2 CropAmanda Luedeke is a literary agent with MacGregor Literary. She posts about growing your author platform every Thursday. You can follow her on Twitter @amandaluedeke or join her Facebook group to stay current with her wheelings and dealings as an agent.

      I'm in New York right now, visiting with publishers and pitching books, and though I had every intention of continuing my "Building an Author Platform" series, it just doesn't look like that's going to happen this week. So sorry about that. I know that some of you come here specifically for those posts and I hate to let you down.

      So, to make up for the lack of a post this week, I thought I'd share a list of projects that I'm looking for. I'm hoping this is a satisfactory trade. 🙂

      Right now, I'm primarily looking for authors who have published with a traditional house. However, if you're an unpublished author, don't lose heart. The best thing to do there is to try and meet me at a conference (I'm attending roughly 12 this year, and you can find the list on the info tab of my Facebook page). If I like you and I like your book, I'm much more willing to try and make room for you.

      Here's what I'm currently acquring:

      Adult Fantasy

      Adult Urban Fantasy (especially geared to women)

      Adult Paranormal Romance

      Adult Science Fiction

      Any of the "weird" genres, like Steampunk, Dystopian, Horror, etc.

      African American Romance

      Young Adult Fiction (open to just about anything)

      Nonfiction projects from authors with great platforms

      Nonfiction for the 20 and 30-something crowd

       

      Have a genre in mind, but you're not seeing it on the list? Leave a comment below and I'll let you know whether it would be a fit.

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