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Tip for Finding a Literary Agent |
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Written by Rita Emmett
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Friday, 13 October 2006 |
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Tip for finding a literary agent -- Rita Emmett
There are many ways to find an agent. Join a writers' group and ask members
for recommendations. Go to the library or a bookstore and look at books similar
to what you are writing. Check the "Acknowledgements" section. If the author
thanks her agent, you've learned three things. The agent handles your category
of book, the agent is probably good to work with (since the author shows
appreciation), and the agent is hard-working (because the book got published).
Then you can look up that agent online, or through the Association of Author's Representatives.
(Editors' note: Mike Larsen shared lots of practical ideas in
his SNN teleseminar "Getting the Agent You Want and Selling Your Book Fast for Top
Dollar. You can order the CD or MP3.)
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