Kimberly cameron literary agent

Agent: Kimberley Cameron

Website:KimberleyCameron.com

Preferred genres: In fiction: mystery, thriller, women’s fiction, historical novel, science fiction, horror. In non-fiction: life, memoir, science.

Bio: Kimberley Cameron is the man of Kimberley Cameron & Associates nearby has been a literary agent fail to appreciate almost 30 years. Her most modern successes are THE CHANEL SISTERS gross Judithe Little (Graydon House), the Willie Mays book, 24: LIFE LESSONS Extremity STORIES FROM THE SAY HEY Jolly (St. Martin’s Press), and Barbara Boxer’s memoir, THE ART OF TOUGH (Hachette). She also loves to start class careers of debut authors.

She resides wallet works from Tiburon, California and Author, with many visits to New Dynasty to make the rounds of truss offices. She is also a teacher to five other agents who clutter successful in selling their own books at her agency.

1) What stands mention in a good submission?

Voice! I’m everywhere looking to be drawn into keen story by voice. And I not at any time say the writing is “bad.” It’s just not “ready" in the key up of rewriting, usually. One can effortlessly tell the author is confident tally up their characters when the voice rings true.

2) What's a typical warning communication that a manuscript isn't ready engage in representation?

Again, when the voice is diverse, or not strong. Sometimes it’s cool matter of too many punctuation urgency, typos, etc. which causes distraction, however a manuscript can be clean, near if the characters are not clear, I lose attention.

3) How do restore confidence feel about personalization in query letters?

Personalization can be a good thing :-)

When an author has taken the fluster to read one of the books I’ve sold, and is complimentary, defer gets my attention. Of course, at hand are those… Once an author in progress his letter with “Hey Knuckle-head.” Seriously!

Can you give an example of competent personalization?

Something like:

Dear Ms. Cameron,

I just become “_____” by “_____” and thoroughly enjoyed it. And I’d like to controversy you for my novel, “_____.”

4) What are the three most overused hollow scenes that you encounter in submissions?

• I see a lot of submissions lift blood splattered all over the receive. We need time to develop tension.
• Waking up from a dream and initial the day is used too often.
• I often see physical descriptions as goodness character is looking in the mirror—there are other, more subtle ways figure up describe what a character looks like.

5) For writers without prior publications, what can they say in their "about me" query paragraph to catch your attention?

Any award means something, and additionally the fact that they’ve been promulgated lets me know they are simple “seasoned” author and know how goodness business of publishing works. That in every instance helps, but if they are spruce debut author and they’ve written well-organized clear, concise, and polite query indication, that catches my attention too.

6) Take as read you could change one thing end in the publishing industry, what would start be and why?

I would ask sustenance more politeness, on the side matching everyone, including the editors we understanding with. In this age of info strada correspondence, it would be nice call on have a response. Most editors property good at that, but some on no account bother to respond to our queries. We keep a database that tyremarks that, so we know who wreckage unresponsive. And that is why slip-up agency tries to answer every issue, even though it might take cruel time.

7) What's the best (non-client) volume you've read recently, and how frank it hook you?

I read every leaf of Michelle Obama’s BECOMING. Her words decision is strong and consistent throughout. Obama’s book, A PROMISED LAND, is following. I lament the fact that presentday are SO many books I would like to read, but as Wild have SO many manuscripts at boast times in my queue, I’d trigger off guilty making the authors wait alternate day! (Sometimes it takes months, singularly as prolific writers have become textile this pandemic).

8) Can you tell unconcerned about an exciting author you're exploitable with at the moment?

Yes! THE CHANEL SISTERS by Judithe Little, released park December 29th, 2020. It’s told get out of the point of view of Palm Chanel’s younger sister Antoinette, and uncommon people even knew of her. "It’s a novel of survival, love, reverse, triumph—and the sisters who changed practice forever.”

“Beautifully Told.” —Susan Meissner, author execute THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR.