Sentences with phrase «as a literary agent who»

The final segment stars Kim Novak (a last - minute replacement for Rita Hayworth) as a literary agent who must sacrifice her own daughter (Mary Tamm) to appease the restless spirit of her client's mother.

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As that article made its way around the web, it attracted the attention of a literary agent who encouraged me to write a book.

As the literary agent in Christopher Beha's novel What Happened to Sophie Wilder remarks, «I mean, who converts anymore?

One can also watch the genesis and development of her work as she related its progress to her friends, who included not only her literary agent and editors, but also people whom she never met face - to - face.

Instead literary agent John Brockman has posited a «third culture,» of scientists who communicate directly with the public about their work in media such as books without the intervening assistance of literary types.

The two key sources, however, are unpublished documents he obtained from Gloria Karefa - Smart, Baldwin's sister and literary executor: a June 1979 letter from the writer to his agent, Jay Acton, and 30 pages of notes for a novel that Baldwin would never write, to chronicle the lives and deaths of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. «I want these three lives to bang against and reveal each other, as in truth they did,» Baldwin explains, «and use their dreadful journey as a means of instructing people whom they loved so much, who betrayed them, and for whom they gave their lives.»

Matthew Goode, who must be gagging to play an oik, has fun as James's paternalistic literary agent.

Becoming a literary agent was fitting for the girl who, as a small child, begged her dad to buy her a book simply because «it has a hardcover.»

Join legendary literary agent and author Mike Larsen as he helps authors who want to pitch their books before they think about publishing.

In other words, literary agents that are interested in your type of book who are also a good fit for your personality and complement your desires (and possibly weaknesses) as an author.

With over twenty - five years as a business owner, Victoria is excited to help grow the agency's client base with talented writers and illustrators, while also helping build the agency from within with motivated agents who possess the same ideals, literary interests, goals, and approaches to the industry.

My partner, Patricia Moosbrugger, had been a literary agent who represented bestselling authors such as Louise Penny and Kate Furnivall.

RT noveldoctor As of today, literary agents are no longer accepting submissions from people who can't write.

And I and several other writers who quit the agent - author business model are making our living as writers by selling books that respected, reputable, established, recommended literary agents had told them were unsaleable.

Mark Malatesta is an author who went «undercover» as a literary agent for five years to find out how to get his own books published.

You'll also be able to see profile photos and read full - length biographies, find out who's a member of the AAR (Association of Authors» Representatives), identify an agent's preferred query method (email, online form, postal mail), get links to literary agency websites and maps to their offices, as well as get personal email and postal addresses.

Most publishing houses, though not all, prefer to accept submissions through literary agents, who act as the first level screen to identify the most marketable manuscripts.

This type of expert is someone who's recognized as an authority in publishing, who also spends most of their time helping authors create successful query letters — resulting in those authors getting top literary agents and book deals.

As a former literary agent who got his start in Florida of all places, I assure you that it's much harder for an agent to become successful (and stay successful) if he / she isn't a New York book agent.

Too many people see the people within the industry — the literary agents, editors, booksellers, etc. — as overly picky gatekeepers, armed with a «no» for every unsuspecting writer who approaches them.

I know that some agents are trustafarians or spouse - financed posers and as unsuccessful as the poor blighters who submit their literary creations to them.

As literary agents, even ones who assist their clients in distribution of ebooks, agents can not acquire the rights to the book and still claim they are not the publisher.

Like more and more publishers, Amazon Publishing is taking a gamble on authors who've already enjoyed self - publishing success, a far cry from only a handful of years ago when a history of self - publishing pretty much sealed an author's fate as far as traditional publishers and literary agents were concerned.

This debut novel from a writer who is better known as a superstar literary agent is generating both a lot of anticipation and also stellar reviews on Goodreads.

Beth: It's heartening to hear that literary agents welcome queries from unpublished writers as well as from authors who have self - published their books, thus maintaining a commitment to unlock the potential of excellent books, whether they are written by established authors or talented newcomers.

Nearly all fiction — for adults, YA and children — reaches a publisher via a literary agent, a person who acts as an authors» representative and principal champion of their book.

As someone who works with literary agents day in day out, I get to hear the behind - the - scenes reasons why agents reject manuscripts.

If a literary agent, publisher or big shot movie producer is insane enough to take a flier on romance or erotic romance by a crazy duck lady who publishes as Mary Anne Graham and Olivia Outlaw — I'm easy enough to contact.

The editor who'd asked to see my book was planning to go out on her own as a literary agent, and offered to represent me.

It was then that I came across this author and writing coach who also worked as a literary agent.

The panel includes Kenneth Atchity who is an author, Hollywood producer, literary manager, editor, speaker, writing and career coach, columnist, book reviewer, and brand consultant, New York Times Best - selling author Heather Graham, Orna Ross, a former literary agent and founder of the Alliance for Independent Authors, as well as BooksGoSocial founder Laurence O'Bryan alongside a host of acclaimed authors, writing professors and publishing insiders to discuss topics like the Critical Elements of Storytelling, the Evolving Business of Publishing, and the all - important Book Marketing Secrets.

Be that as it may (and don't start me down the Snooki path), presumably the literary agents were gatekeepers of quality, who then passed their clients» wares to publishers, who further thinned the herd, resulting in a clumsy industry algorithm that spat out books at the opposite end of the sausage machine — and the presumption was those books were competently written, would be of interest to someone, and were executed in a superior fashion; professional cover designers drew up art, professional editors checked grammar and punctuation and spelling, etc..

Because an agent has a fiduciary responsibility to a client under agency law (not literary agency law, but laws governing anyone who calls themselves an agent [from insurance agent to real estate agent to literary agent]-RRB-, the agent must allow an audit if requested — at least in most state laws as I understand them.

Part peer - review site, part social media tool, the key to the success of the concept may be that Penguin has enlisted the help of some well - known and respected literary agents who are lending not only their expertise to the site, but their credibility as high - profile leaders in the publishing industry as well.

(Note: While I focus primarily on rejection by literary agents, I do think what follows is worthwhile for those who have been rejected by literary magazines and publishers as well.)

Becoming a literary agent was fitting for the girl who, as a small child, begged her dad to buy her a book simply because «it has a hard cover.»

That same year, Stinson began working as a literary agent for Elsie Washington, who had already published the first African - American romance novel, Entwined Destinies, and worked as an editor at Essence magazine.

Back in the olden days - a couple of years ago - an author was forced into a system where the people who created the work had to act as beggars, supplicants crawling in mass numbers to bow before the altars of literary agents.

A writer who doesn't have an up - to - date online presence won't be able to connect with readers, editors, or literary agents as easily and effectively as one who has an active author platform.

Next time around, it would be interesting to see the statistics on literary agents, who perform a key role as gatekeepers and filters for the publishing companies.

Gudovitz is a 20 - year literary agent who started his publishing career as an assistant in the subsidiary rights department at Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, FSG.

Publishing agents, also known as literary agents, are professionals who send authors» literary compositions to different editors.

We have also assisted many clients with locating suitable literary agents, as well as entertainment industry TV and theatrical motion picture agents to attorneys who can negotiate a studio and / or network contract for them.

Just as there are specialized authors who keep their domain confined by writing only for one particular theme or group of themes, there are literary agents meant for the same purpose.

I've gone so far as to change my blog URL because I'm tired of reading writer's blogs of those who desperately submit their work to literary agents.

Publishing veteran Debra Englander gives an overview of the self - publishing process, followed by a conversation with literary agent Ted Weinstein — who represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as...

Some elements of the author - agent relationship include finding: Someone you feel comfortable enough to approach Someone you trust as a source of information Someone you enjoy working with and who will do a good job In prior blogs, I offered variations of these considerations as the 3 most important factors when considering a literary agent: -LSB-...]

Publishing veteran Debra Englander gives an overview of the self - publishing process, followed by a conversation with literary agent Ted Weinstein — who represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as well as the self - published title Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years — and publicist Amy Packard about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they fawho represents Keith Devlin, NPR's Math Guy and author of numerous traditionally published books as well as the self - published title Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years — and publicist Amy Packard about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they faWho Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years — and publicist Amy Packard about the opportunities available to independent authors as well as the challenges they face.

It's a recommended read for any author who needs to master direct response copywriting in order to write a query letter to attract a literary agent's attention (as described in my recent interview with Jonathan Fields, author of Career Renegade.

I have one adult novel that I'm seeking a publisher for; I am currently making a few changes as requested by a literary agent who expressed an interest in reading the entire manuscript.