Sunday Morning Rant

I recently picked up a book by a new (to fiction) Canadian author, and after reading about 70 pages, I got curious about the author's history.  I went online, searched on the author's name and found information about her on a literary agent's site.  I started to read, and before I knew it, the entire plot (with resolution) was explained!  I stopped reading as soon as I figured out that the summary included spoilers, but by then it was too late.

So here's a tip for literary agents: If you want to do your mystery-writing client a favour, don't give out the entire plot of a novel on a public website. Sheesh!

Comments

[Sandra Ruttan]

Wow, no kidding. I hate it if they give the whole book away.

[iliana]

That's terrible. How clueless are they that they are giving the mystery away? You should write them a note. I'd be curious to see if you heard back.

[Bibliophile]

I hope you wrote to tell them. They need to at least give a spoiler warning.

[Kim]

I just wanted to mention another new Canadian author. Jacqueline D'Acre. Her new horse mystery is a little like Dick Francis but set in Lousiana. You may want to check her out as well.