In her newsletter, agent Kristin Nelson shares a discussion she had with two other literary agents: “We agreed that for some of our projects, a year ago an editor would have bought the novel and then worked on some revisions with the author. This year, editors are passing and asking for the revisions first before reviewing again and then taking a chance on a buy.
“Because the environment is so cautious, editors want submissions to be perfect. That’s a tough climate so your job as writers is to keep that in mind and really focus on creating the absolutely strongest, most perfect manuscript you can.” [What's Hot, by Kristin Nelson]
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