First, I loved the diversity
among the agents and editors.
Not exact matches
The west African tourism delegation
among others were Hajia Barkisu, President of the Tour Operators Association in Nigeria, Mr Kwesi Eyison, The President of the Tour Operators Union in Ghana, Alhaji Rabo Salih, Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria, The President of The Travel
Agents of Nigeria, Mr Bankole Bernard, The Chief
Editor and Publisher of Africa's leading Travel
and Tourism Magazine ATQ,
and Founder of West Africa's biggest tourism expo, Akwaaba Nigeria, Weizor Accra, Mr Ikechi Ucko, Mrs Nancy Sam the President of Women in Tourism Ghana, Mr Abeiku Aggrey Santana, CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana, Ameyaw Debrah, Francis Doku were
among the 26 West African Delegation drawn from Ghana
and Nigeria.
Some of us want an
agent with oodles of contacts
among editors and publishers.
Not only that, but the self - publishing world arguably demands more of writers than any traditional publisher, requiring them to become their own
editors, marketers
and agents,
among other things.
Her willingness to carefully lay out the many aspects of the complicated relationship
among agent,
editor and writer proved to me that she would be an excellent person in whom to trust the charge of your book - to - be,
and your career as an author.
If we can not enlist a substitute
editor /
agent you deem suitable,
and no openings exist
among any other
editor /
agent you prefer, you will receive a full refund for the manuscript critique or pitch regardless of the deadlines.
I have 12 traditionally published books
and an
agent, but after a couple of frustrating years dealing with a publisher canceling my series because of a power - play
among the
editors, year - long wait times on submissions (even with an
agent),
and a market so narrow that I was advised that I probably couldn't sell children's historical fiction set in ancient Egypt unless it involves zombie mummies, I decided to try self - publishing.
An
editor reveals how the best
agents — Molly Friedrich, Jud Laghi, Chris Parris - Lamb, Scott Moyers,
and Jennifer Joel
among them — work behind the scenes to help their clients» books get the attention they deserve.
Among the best attended genre - specific conferences of the year, RWA itself fields a packed agenda of workshops, publisher
and indie book signings, networking events,
editor and agent appointments, speakers, awards presentations,
and more.