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How to Find Your Literary Agent with Carey Blankenship-Kramer


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EPISODE INFO:
Should you include a theme in your summary? 

How do agents read queries anyway? 

And what do you need in your opening to catch an agent’s attention? 

All this and more on this episode of Thriller 101 where Belcastro literary agent shares all her top tips for hooking a literary agent. 

BIO:
After growing up surrounded by books and people who loved to read them, Carey debut novel, GHOST SCOUTS HONOR, is being published by Scholastic January 2025. And yes, she does have experience with how ghosts have zero respect for personal space. She is currently repped by Sheyla Knigge at High Line Literary Collective.

Carey graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing. She later received her master’s in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. She has experience working with both publishing houses and literary agencies and loves her role as Junior Agent at Belcastro Agency. 

Outside of work and writing, you can usually find Carey spending time with her small zoo and husband, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, gardening, playing video games, or eating candy. 

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