LITERARY AGENT
Christopher Schelling, founder of Selectric Artists, is one of the sharpest literary agents in the game. If you're down to do some business, give him a shout.
Email: christopher@selectricartists.com
Voicemail: 347-668-5426
FILM/TELEVISION RIGHTS
Would you like to do the smart thing and adapt Leverage for the screen? Get in touch with Matthew Kennedy at Startling, Inc.
BOOK CLUB
If your book club has read Leverage (unlikely) and would like to speak to the maniac behind the madness (even less likely), please send a request to contact [at] amrangowani [dot] com.
I kindly ask that your club include at least five members and everyone reads—or listens to—the novel in advance. With those stipulations in mind, I'll happily address your group via video or teleconference. Looking forward to talking Leverage!
BLURB REQUESTS
Ah, blurbs. Those pithy little paragraphs induce much agita in the requester, require a significant amount of unpaid labor from the requested, and are of questionable value to the people who matter most: readers.
Alas, they're also great networking tools and can do wonders for the artistic ego. If you're a novelist and you'd like for me to read your work and possibly provide a blurb, I'd be happy to oblige as long as the following criteria are met:
You’re seeking or have secured a traditional publishing contract (e.g., Big Five or indie press)
Your novel features satirical or humorous elements and/or interrogates contemporary culture, capitalism, or politics (e.g., if your novel's funny and/or timely I'll take a look)
Your novel has fewer than 100,000 words
Your target readership is aged 16 and older
You’ve snagged less than four blurbs—if you already have four or more blurbs you definitely don’t need me!
You're not famous
Sardonic constraints aside, I sincerely enjoy meeting and supporting other authors and I strongly believe in the "pay it forward" principle. If you think I can help your cause, feel free to send your blurb request to contact [at] amrangowani [dot] com.
RANDOM INQUIRIES
If you have general questions about writing and/or publishing, would like to shower me with praise or bludgeon me with criticism, or wish to pitch me an online marketing scam (or worse), feel free to shoot me an email at contact [at] amrangowani [dot] com.
SOCIAL MEDIA
I've experimented with just about every social media platform and I'm pleased to report I despise them all. While I limit the amount of time I waste on the interwebs, I have semi-active accounts on Instagram and LinkedIn. I’m not looking forward to connecting in those online hellscapes.