Bethany Jett
Agent – C.Y.L.E. Agency
Bethany Jett is an associate literary agent with the C.Y.L.E. agency, as well as a multi-award-winning author, and a marketing strategist. Bethany Jett’s motto is “Learn everything you can; teach as you go.” An entrepreneur at heart, Bethany co-owns Serious Writer and Platinum Literary Services and loves everything about the publishing industry…except the rejections!
Get To Know Bethany
Bethany Jett is an associate literary agent with the C.Y.L.E. agency, as well as a multi-award-winning author, and a marketing strategist who earned top honors in her master’s program, where she earned her MFA in Communications focusing on Marketing and PR.
Bethany Jett’s motto is “Learn everything you can; teach as you go.” An entrepreneur at heart, Bethany co-owns Serious Writer and Platinum Literary Services and loves everything about the publishing industry…except the rejections!
Bethany finds joy speaking across the country at conferences, retreats, and camps for writers, women, college students, and teens.
She is a military wife to her college sweetheart and a work-from-home momma-of-boys who loves planners, suspense novels, and all things girly.
Breakout Session
The Pitch Factor
Did you know that you naturally point your knees and feet towards the person you’re most interested in? Only 7% of communication is verbal, so writers must pack more in their arsenal than a long list of publication credits and a thirty-second elevator pitch. The tone of voice, posture, clothing choice, firmness of handshake, and body language more than communicate who we are, even at the subconscious level. Bethany Jett will offer tips and tricks for what could possibly be a life-changing 15-minute appointment with agents and editors, as well as prepare them for upcoming media appearances and speaking engagements. Topics covered:
- The Do’s and Don’ts for meeting with editors and agents
- How to engage others with or without a formal introduction
- The online programs to edit your pictures professionally
- Social media etiquette: the good, bad, and ugly
- How to use body language to your benefit
- How to accurately determine the success of an interview or pitch session
15-Minute Appointments
Literary Agent with the Cyle Young Agency
ACQUIRING:
Nonfiction: Narrative, How-to, Lifestyle, Business, Leadership, Self-help, History, Politics/Current Affairs, Narrative, Christian Living, Inspirational/Gift, Devotionals, Bible studies, Advice, Relationships, YA & MG.
For nonfiction books, Bethany is looking for career-driven individuals who are living out their message and not waiting for the book to jumpstart their marketing efforts.
Fiction: ABA market only. Manuscripts must be complete before pitching.
- Adult: Cozy Mysteries with depth. Please make sure that your cozy mystery is actually a cozy mystery before submitting. If you’re not sure, please check out this article: “What is a Cozy Mystery?” to ensure you’re hitting the crucial elements that set cozies apart from other mysteries.
- Young Adult: Retellings and magical realism with extremely deep POV.
- Middle Grade: Almost all MG genres except fantasy/sci-fi and horror.
Picture Books:
- Nonfiction PBs with STEM back matter; holidays
- Fiction: Open to almost everything, but partial to retellings and holiday books.
If a book is in rhyme, it must be true rhyme (no slant or near rhyme) and have perfect meter.
NOT ACQUIRING:
Bible studies, Memoir, Board Books, Graphic Novels, Poetry, Erotica, Horror, Sci-Fi, High or Epic Fantasy, or any adult fiction except for cozies.
For more specifics regarding sub-genres that Bethany is (and isn’t!) acquiring, there is a plethora of information her submissions page, MSWL, and Publisher’s Marketplace.
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