Thanks, that is a helpful tip, and yes, I'm already doing that.
I've garnered most of my agent names from the acknowledgments of books that are like mine where an author has thanked an agent and places like that. But that's also why my list of agents to query is rather slim. Because I've deliberately excluded those agents who, while saying they accept fantasy, have a client list of only hard science fiction or vampire-heavy urban fantasy. Because I figure that's no good anyway.
ETA: And by "that's no good", I mean there's no use querying an agent who isn't interested in this particular type of fantasy and just wants, say, vampire novels.
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I've garnered most of my agent names from the acknowledgments of books that are like mine where an author has thanked an agent and places like that. But that's also why my list of agents to query is rather slim. Because I've deliberately excluded those agents who, while saying they accept fantasy, have a client list of only hard science fiction or vampire-heavy urban fantasy. Because I figure that's no good anyway.
ETA: And by "that's no good", I mean there's no use querying an agent who isn't interested in this particular type of fantasy and just wants, say, vampire novels.