Allison Hunter ON: What Makes a Great Beach Read, How to Use Comps, and Why Secrets are Imperative in Fiction

08/09/2022 55 min
Allison Hunter ON: What Makes a Great Beach Read, How to Use Comps, and Why Secrets are Imperative in Fiction

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In today’s episode, Abigail sits down with another amazing Trellis Literary Management co-founder, Allison Hunter. 
Allison is an expert in commercial fiction and shares exactly what she’s looking for in a manuscript wishlist, as well as other invaluable writing and publishing tips like:

How to use comparable titles to pitch and market your book (with examples!)
What makes a page-turning beach read
Why secrets are imperative in engaging fiction 
How publishing is moving away from the term “women's fiction”
And more! 

 
Do you want to send a query letter to Allison? 

Check out her manuscript wishlist
Follow Trellis Literary Management’s submission guidelines 
Learn more about Allison Hunter

 
Find Us
Twitter: @abigailkperry | @AllisonSHunter
Instagram: @abigailkperry | 
Website: www.abigailkperry.com  | https://www.trellisliterary.com/allisonhunter

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