Sentences with phrase «agents and publishers spot»

Agents and publishers spot emerging talent on the platform too — and will be impressed by the size of your audience as well as the quality of your writing.

Not exact matches

She did become my confidante and mentor, and when the timing was right, I was thrilled that she jumped at the chance to present me to Lisa Hagan, literary agent, who signed me on the spot (this was after I self - published my first three books, developed a large author platform, sexual abuse advocacy, signed with a (now - defunct) hybrid publisher, wrote another book, directed an imprint, and have two works in progress and another series in the hopper).

Being familiar with what agents and publishers look for in a manuscript, I can spot the mistakes many writers make, whether they're first - time writers or seasoned, published authors.

My story: spent 15 years trying to get a deal, had an agent but never found a publisher, self - published through KDP and hit the No. 1 spot on Amazon UK!

Alas, too few Big Publishers are interested in spotting new talent and most seem to continue to rely on literary agents who are quite literally snowed under by a tsunami of queries (I don't envy then, tough job...)