And the key to getting an agent to request a full. By Marilyn La Jeunesse I threw myself into the querying flames without doing the proper research first. With some sort of ridiculous confidence or idiocracy—you could argue either, to be honest—I sent out a handful of queries in August 2019, shortly before being acceptedContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Cold Querying”
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How TikTok Predicted My Querying Success (Kinda)…
The typical ‘How I Got My Agent’ post with a mystic twist. By Marilyn La Jeunesse Everything they say about querying is true. It’s terrifying to put a little piece of your soul — that novel you’ve spent years perfecting — into the world. It’s even worse to have it at the mercy of unsuspectingContinue reading “How TikTok Predicted My Querying Success (Kinda)…”
About Me
Marilyn La Jeunesse is a Mexican-American author currently represented by Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary Agency. A New York University graduate and journalist by trade, Marilyn has written for a number of top publications including Teen Vogue, InStyle, People, Bustle, Allure, and BuzzFeed to name a few. She was selected by best-selling author Aiden Thomas,Continue reading “About Me”