"Dear agent, first of all, let me tell you that I have applied for a copyright for my book, so I hope you will respect that."
Literary Agent / Supervillain:
"Curses! Without a copyright I would have outsourced your book idea to India, where a team of writers would carefully plagiarize it and then hand it back over to me. After which, I would put my name on it as author and ride it to glorious bestsellerdom."
So now that you know not to insinuate that the agent you're querying is a thief, head on over to SlushPile Hell for more hilarious examples of what not to do, hosted by an anonymous, self described “grumpy literary agent”.
Remember dear readers, literary agents are not the enemy. These people are our first foot in the door to the wonderful world of publishing--quite often they are fighting for their clients harder than anyone. Do your homework, and treat them with respect, lest you end up like one of these suckers.
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