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EPISODE INFO:
If you’re hoping to sign with your agent this year, you’re going to love this episode today. 

We’re going to dive deep into a fantastic submission to the Thriller 101 podcast! 

And my guest is going to share so many tips you’re going to want to pay close attention with this one. 

If your goal is to land a literary agent as soon as possible, then this will be one of the most valuable things you do for your writing career this week.

BIO:
Sandy Lu founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency in 2020 after working as a literary agent for more than a decade at other boutique agencies, most recently the L. Perkins Agency. Her client list includes Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and The New York Times bestsellers, Anthony Award, Hammett Prize, and Stoker Award nominees, Goodreads Choice Awards finalists, and New York Times Best of the Year recipient.

Born and raised in Taiwan, Sandy immigrated to the United States when she was sixteen and has lived in New York ever since. She holds BAs in psychology and sociology from Queens College, with minors in music, business, and Japanese.  Prior to becoming an agent, she worked in various business positions in the theater industry. Her areas of study and work experience greatly inform her interest in submissions. 

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