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Tools for Effective Author Queries
What Sets LitArc Apart
How LitArc Is Built for You
Completing a manuscript is a major milestone worthy of celebration. In the publishing world, your manuscript has arrived at the starting line of its next season of life: querying. Some call it daunting, discouraging, or exhausting, but it doesn’t have to be. For many authors, this target to find the right agents to query, sorting through which information is up to date on different platforms, and drafting a compelling letter for different agents’ needs pushes the limits of available motivation and energy. Some authors are left wondering if they’ll ever hear back or if agents are even reading their work. On the other end of submissions, agents are often overwhelmed by the volume of queries they receive, many of which don’t match the genre or style of manuscript they’re looking for.
The LitArc team worked for over a year talking with agents and authors like you to create better tools for a less painful querying experience. You won’t need to have so many subscriptions to get agent information, write and send queries, workshop your writing, and track your submissions because LitArc keeps that all in one place.
LitArc Basics
Tools for Effective Author Queries
Research comp titles for a query letter
Research agents and see exactly what they’re looking for
Draft queries and customize to each agent
Communicate with agents
Learn about writing and publishing events nearby
Set a task list
Get a match score recommending agents whose wish list a manuscript best aligns with
Submit work for feedback from other writers
Give constructive feedback to other writers and receive credits to submit more work
Find relevant industry information and success stories on the LitArc Blog
What Sets LitArc Apart From Other Tools
We want to set you up for success. Publishing is a tough industry to break into and authors can burn out trying to find representation. Instead, we offer a centralized process where your persistent efforts make more of a difference. You can write your query letter and get feedback while researching agents or giving others feedback. You can see trends in what agents are most often representing at a given time or analyze your querying statistics, from rejection reasoning to response rates. LitArc makes it easier to see where your submission stands and to know what an agent wants and when. You’ll know their genre preferences, what they want in a submission, and how much you align with what they want to represent. Well-matched queries submitted to an agent are more likely to get eyes on them than a cold email showing up in their inbox.
FAQs
Is LitArc free?
We offer a free version with a limited number of query submissions and agent search capabilities. Tiered upgrade subscription options offer workshopping, easier agent discovery with matching, advanced filtering, larger file uploads, and more. Log in to LitArc to see the full range of subscription options.
How does LitArc work for agents?
Agents can view, respond to, and track queries in a customizable organizer. They can also seek out author profiles matching what they’re looking for, so it’s helpful to fill out your author profile as much as you can.
How do I find agents on LitArc?
Explore the Discovery section using filtered searches. Another option is to go through the process of creating your query letter and see how unique we are at finding a match for agents best suited for you.
Want to query using LitArc?
Request a demo or sign up!