A Current Swetky Agency Client. Use this
form to submit all of your new properties, even if you haven't previously
been asked to do so. (Rank has its privilege!) Your new
property is already covered for representation under your existing Author-Agency
contract, which provides for our representation of all of your marketable
full-length works. We'll contact you regarding your latest property
submission as soon as possible.
A Non-Client Who Has Been Invited To Submit This
Form. Use this form to submit your property if you have been
specifically requested to do so by a representative agent of The Swetky
Agency and/or its affiliates.
All Other Writersmust return to the
Submission Form Index page and
submit an e-mail query as outlined.
Failure to follow these rules will result in the
automatic rejection of your material without notice!
Why This Form - Our Agency uses this Submission Synopsis
form both for in-house informational purposes and for creating proposals for
editors, publishers, producers, directors, and others who wish to review your
work. What you submit to us via this form is the basis for the proposal
editors will see prior to considering whether or not they wish to request
a complete read of your work.
If, after reviewing your submissions, The Swetky Agency believes
that it can adequately serve your representational needs in dealing with book
and film rights sales, we'll send you a signed
Author-Agent Contract and ask you
to complete the submission of certain additional materials in order for the
agency to begin marketing your work.
About the Form's
1. Single Sentence, 2. Blurb/Logline, and 3. Synopsis Entries
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The Book-in-One-Sentence Entry
This part of the form is a condensation of your story into a single
sentence. It should be enticing enough to make an editor or producer
sit up and say, "Wow!" For example, here's the story of
the three little pigs in one sentence.
Three sibling sows go head-to-head with a blood-thirsty predator,
and only one holds the key to survival!
The Blurb/Logline
Entry Longer than a single sentence, the blurb/logline contains
more information but must still sell the story in short order.
This is the infamous "20 seconds" that producers notoriously grant new
screenwriters when they come calling with their properties. The
same story told as a blurb/logline:
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When each of three perky porkers decides
to build a house, two take the easy way out and fall victim to a menacing
predator. Only the perseverance to act and the will to survive
can help the third piglet rescue his brothers from certain death.
But does he have the strength to do so ... and can he reach them in
time?
Synopsis
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The Synopsis Entry Longer than the blurb/logline,
the synopsis is the shortest condensation of your story possible while
still covering all of its salient points. A synopsis of
the three little pigs story might go something like this.
Three piglet brothers set out to build new homes for themselves.
One chooses straw because it's lightweight and easy to assemble, allowing
the pig more time to play. Another chooses sticks for the same
reason. When their two homes are complete, they taunt their
older brother for building his home of bricks. "You'll never
get finished," one cries. "Come on out and play," taunts the
other.
Rather than give in to
temptation, the third piglet sticks to the job, and in time, he's
rewarded with a fine, handsome, sturdy home of which he can be proud.
When the Big Bad Wolf
comes around looking for an easy meal, all three pigs seek shelter
in their homes. But the houses made of straw and sticks prove
no match for the hungry carnivore, who blows them down with ease and
grabs the pigs for some future meal. When he attempts to blow
down the house of bricks, however, he soon tires himself out and finally
slinks away from the fortress, a whipped and beaten canine.
The oldest pig frees his
younger brothers, and they shower him with gratitude while promising
never again to place their own selfish desires before ambition.
Remember...
Since most of our agency sales come from contact via e-mail proposals, conventional-mail
proposals, telephone calls, and review of an author's on-site work, it is
absolutely essential that all authors present their material in a professional
and engaging manner. Our agency goal is to represent our authors professionally
and successfully. In order to do that, we need your initial input in
the means of marketable submission information.
Keep in mind that publishers don't care about you as a
person (sad but true). They care about you as a continuing source of
marketable writing--income. Therefore, we humbly suggest that,
as much energy as you put into your book, you put even more into the following
form.
Submission Synopsis - Book
And One Last Thing...
Remember right after submitting the above form
to send a copy of your completed manuscript as an e-mail attachment to Faye
M. Swetky at The Swetky Agency in care of the e-mail CONTACT address below.
Please put REQUESTED BOOK in the subject line. Before sending, make
certain that your book is formatted properly. (See "Important Notes
about Formatting" on our Submission Forms
Index page.)
*Genres
Please select from the following list of genres those that
you believe best describe your book (remembering that a story can be several
genres at once, such as romance-humor-mystery, suspense-psychological drama-literary;
etc.). Please list by most appropriate genre first.
Fiction Book Action/Adventure, Biblical, Chick-Lit, Coming-of-Age, Confession,
Detective, Erotica, Ethnic, Experimental, Fantasy, Feminist, Gay/Lesbian,
General, Gothic, Historical, Horror, Humor, Juvenile, Literary, Mainstream/Contemporary,
Military/War, Multicultural, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Occult, Illustrated, Plays,
Psychological Drama, Regional, Religious, Romance, Science-Fiction, Short
Story Collections, Spiritual, Sports, Stream-of-Consciousness, Suspense, Translation,
Western, Woman's, Young Adult
Nonfiction Book Adult, Alternative Lifestyle, Americana,
Animals, Anthropology/Archeology, Architecture, Art and Humanities, Autobiography,
Biography, Business/Economics, Child Guidance/Parenting, Coffee Table,
Computers/Electronics, Contemporary Culture, Cook Book, Creative Nonfiction,
Design, Education, Ethnic, Expose, Fine Art, Food and Nutrition, Gay/Lesbian,
General, Gift Book, Government/Politics, Health/Medicine, History, Home
and Garden, How-To, Humor, Illustrated, Juvenile, Language/Literature, Law,
Memoir, Military/War, Money/Finance, Multicultural, Music/Dance, Nature, Philosophy,
Photography, Physical Science, Pop Culture, Psychology, Reference, Regional,
Religion, Science, Self-Help, Sex, Sociology, Social Science, Spirituality,
Translation, Travel, Women's Issues/Studies, Young Adult
To submit your book after being requested
to do so, or if you have any questions or problems regarding the electronic
transmission of your work, please contact Faye M. Swetky in care of the e-mail
CONTACT
address below.
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with the American Society of Authors and Writers. Copyright 2007 by
The Swetky Agency
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