Dossier
SAM was started in 1999, and we have a handful of clients -- one in particular keeps us busy and in business.
To be honest, we have not been actively seeking more clients, but the Guide To Literary Agents listed the agency, and that was followed by some web sites that included SAM without asking. That's okay, it just makes us look like we're seeking out writers more aggressively than we are.
You may wonder what "Literary Management" means. Here's the short version: Many writers do not have a clear goal in developing a writing career other than "getting published", and we like to help authors cross that bridge from writing a manuscript to creating a real writing career.
We do not charge reading fees, and while we may offer critiques on submissions, it's not a habit. (Critiques take a long time, but if we feel the writer and the work are onto something special, we may offer some suggestions to help things along.)
We are in Southern California, but haven't done anything with Hollywood. We're open to it, with the right project, but it's not in our bag of tricks, so to speak. This means if you query us on a screenplay, we won't know what to do with it. But if you have a novel that might make a good movie . . . well, let's worry about getting it published first.
In 2009, Aaron Montaine joined the agency to help with the work load and assist with the web and social networking sites.
We get tons of email (literally -- we weighed it once), but if you have a question, feel free to write. One of us will answer . . . eventually.
You can also get more of a taste of what we're about at the following web sites . . .
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For information on querying and submissions, please visit the Query page.
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