To
start on a personal note, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Hi! My name is Michael Eigbadon.
I currently live in Miami, doing an MBA and running several businesses (data
analytics and housing). I am also a writer. Writing is something that I got
into in 2004 with my first book, THE LEGEND OF ARCON (or Avarcon in the
Arconian language—I invented). I cancelled that book for personal reasons and
completed the first draft of my latest novel, DARKNESS AND THE CITY, by the end
of that year.
After years of working
professionally as a Performance Analyst, Business Support Analyst and Data
Quality Analyst, I returned to the book in 2016 to prepare it for querying.
What
novel are you currently querying? What is it about in a few sentences?
I am trying to query the novel,
DARKNESS AND THE CITY, a dystopian political thriller. It is follows
Intelligence Agent Gee van Gauss in his bid to stop several secret societies
from destroying the new superpower, the FRON, in the year 2100.
Who
is your favorite character from this book?
Gee van Gauss, because he is the
protagonist.
Have
you written/queried other books before?
No,
I have not queried other books before. As I mentioned earlier, my first book
was Avarcon, which was about the descendant (set in 2004) of a powerful
sorcerer at the height of the Sumerian civilization. He finds himself on a
mission to stop an evil secret society from resurrecting the wicked Sumerian
High Priest and save his father.
What
is the hardest part about querying?
Obviously the rejection and not
knowing what the agents want, even when you think that you have a slam dunk.
How
did you go about picking the agents you wanted to query?
I went about picking agents based
on Genres and if they were in New York, California, London, or Florida.
How
do you cope with waiting to hear back from agents?
Doing other things like focusing
on businesses and school work.
Do
you have any tips for writers yet to query or people who are writing query
letters?
For a person who hasn’t gotten an
offer to represent, I can’t say much. But a lady called Emily Layne is my
secret weapon; I recommend her for writers that have no idea where the sun is
during a hot summer’s afternoon. (Aw! Thank you! I'm glad I can help.)
Finally,
how will you celebrate when you eventually get your agent?
Pray I get a massive advance fee
for the book J. I’m a business man. What do you
expect?
Michael's a busy man, but he always takes the time to respond to messages (and do interviews!) so make sure you check out his links to stay up-to-date with his querying journey:
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