Ms. Jill Marsal
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
How long does it take this agent to reply to a query?
Get answers to this, and many more agent questions at QueryTracker.
 Closed to Unsolicited Queries 
        
        
        
General
Jill Marsal
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
PMB 121, 665 San Rodolfo Dr. 124
            
            
                Solana Beach,                CA 92075            
            - Website:
- www.MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com
- Twitter (X):
- @jillmarsal
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
            Fiction
                                                                        Action/Adventure                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Chick Lit                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Commercial                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Contemporary                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Crime/Police                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Family Saga                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Historical                                
                                
                                
                                                                        LGBTQ+                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Literary Fiction                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Multicultural                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Mystery                                
                                                                        
                                                                        Offbeat/Quirky                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Romance                                
                                
                                
                                      •                                    Romance, Category                                
                                
                                
                                      •                                    Romance, Contemporary                                
                                
                                
                                      •                                    Romance, Historical                                
                                
                                
                                      •                                    Romance, Paranormal                                
                                
                                
                                      •                                    Romance, Thriller/Suspense                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Thrillers/Suspense                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Upmarket                                
                                
                                
                                                                        Women's Fiction                                
                                                        Non-Fiction
                                        Art/Photography
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Biography
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Business/Finance
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Cookbook
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Cultural/Social Issues
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Current Affairs/Politics
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Food/Lifestyle
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Gardening
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Health/Fitness
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        History
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        How To
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Humor/Gift Book
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Journalism
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        LGBTQ+
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Memoir
                                    
                                                                            
                                        Multicultural
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Narrative
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Nature/Ecology
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Parenting
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Pets
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Pop Culture
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Psychology
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Relationship/Dating
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Religion/Spirituality 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Science/Technology
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Self-Help
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Sports
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Travel
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        True Adventure/Crime
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        Women's Issues
                                    
                                                            Join Now (FREE) to learn more about this agent. (Such as how often and how quickly each agent replies to queries.)
Known Clients (current & past)
                                                                                Tiffany Allee                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Steven Alper                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Steven Apfelbaum                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Ken Armstrong                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Christopher Bader                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Kevin Bales                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Dakota Banks                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Eli Berman                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Maggie Blackburn                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Jo Boaler                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Harry Brod                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Lynn Cahoon                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Diane Capri                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Anthony Destefano                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Bill Diffenderffer                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Aida Donald                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Diane Dreher                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Russ Edelman                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Judge Norbert Ehrenfreund                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Larry Engelmann                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Paul Froese                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Bj Gallagher                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Edith Gelles                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                John Graham                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Nick Guyatt                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Rachel Howzell Hall                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Margo Hammond                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Ellen Heltzel                                        
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                Tim Hiltabiddle                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Allen Hornblum                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Genie James                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Tonya Kappes                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Harry Katz                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Shirley Kennett                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Minka Kent                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Regina Kyle                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Jeniffer L. Armentrout                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Mark Lam                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Lynne Lancaster                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Melinda Leigh                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Martin Limon                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Julie Anne Lindsey                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Julie Ann Lindsey                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                John Liptak                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Fredrick Lynch                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Charles Manz                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Neve Maslakovic                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Sheila Melvin                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Joseph Menn                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Kristin Miller                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Pat Montandon                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                John Mueller                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Howard Murad                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Gary Nash                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                David Neiwert                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Brian Nelson                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Josh Ober                                        
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                Terri Orbuch                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Diana Orgain                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Gigi Pandian                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Nick Perry                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Barry Popkin                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Rose Pressey                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                C.W. Randolph                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Barbara Ransby                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Ray Raphael                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Michelle Renee                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                William Hernandez Requejo                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Lauren Rico                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Victoria Roberts                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Wendy Sachs                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Nick Schou                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Jo Segura                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Lisa Shannon                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Susan Shirk                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Ron Soodalter                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Jonathan Spiro                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Keri Stevens                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                David Stillman                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Brenda Stockdale                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Deborah Todd                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Jeanine Villalobos                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Emily Wu                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Alfred Young                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Chun Yu                                        
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                                Victoria Zackheim                                        
                                        
                                    
                                                                            Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
            
            
                            Woodside                                                                                
                    07/01/2025 12:07 PM
                QM 6/10/25
78,000 word espionage thriller
Form Rejection 7/1/25
            
                            78,000 word espionage thriller
Form Rejection 7/1/25
                            Sazzo143                                                                                
                    07/01/2025 11:24 AM
                Quick form rejection.
                            
                            graysonlong                                                                                
                    06/24/2025 03:34 AM
                Q 5/31/25
87k cont romcom
FR - 6/20/25
                            87k cont romcom
FR - 6/20/25
                            leximeier                                                                                
                    06/22/2025 07:47 PM
                Rejection "sounds interesting, I don't think it is right for my list at this time."
                            Agent Interviews
        Interviews with this agent from across the web.
None found for this agent
Success Story Interviews
            Read interviews with authors who have signed with this agent.
            
                
                        
            
            
        
    Profile History  
- Last Update:
- 06/19/2025 - Closed to queries.
Disclaimer
Always verify agent's information before sending your query, and review the agent's website(s) for more up-to-date information.
        Though we do our best, QueryTracker can not guarantee the accuracy of any information provided.
An agent listing on QueryTracker is not an endorsement or recommendation of that agent by QueryTracker.
Before contacting an agent, authors should verify and assess the agent's requirements and suitability by visiting the agent's website(s), and becoming familiar with ways to spot and avoid bad agents. A good place to start is Writers Beware, a watch group that helps inform and protect authors from shady practices.
Very nice email with info on what didn't work for her.
She was top of my list so this is a painful one but I'll wait and see what other agents think.