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Not exact matches
Even though he'd clicked on a specific property, the
agent asked which hotel he was
interested in
booking, along with his name and Marriott rewards number.
You don't have enough king James scripture verses in it for any Christian publisher to be
interested in putting it out (I've talked to Christian
agents about this, and they are as frustrated as the writers at how boxed in to rigid rules Christian
books have to be) and that is a sad fact about
book publishing today.
(If you're
interested in
booking me to speak, contact my speaking
agent, Jim Chaffee.)
Lastly Greizman also quoted in
book (you left out) when he heard from
agent Arsenal
interested again, he said,» forget it, after the blow they dealt us.»
Although the
book was uniquely composed of the file kept by
agents on the man they named «51,» and was hardly a traditional spy story, several directors expressed
interest in the film rights: Claude Chabrol, Jacques Deray, Jean - Pierre Melville, Edouard Luntz.
Then they have a «hook» (something
interesting to get the
agent, well, hooked), followed by a mini-synopsis or summary of the
book, and then little or nothing (in this case nothing) about the author.
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«Before working with Mark I submitted my
book to
agents but didn't get any
interest.
If you haven't already done so, use my Directory of Literary
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agents interested in your type of
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Everyone knows that your
book has to be
interesting for literary
agents to read it — so does your
book synopsis.
To get movie
interest you need an
agent that specializes in that and the way to inspire the rights sale of your
book is to get a ton of
book sales, a lot of media attention, and support from known people who provide strong testimonials for your
book.
You also might be
interested in «the numbers» when it comes to
book agents and diversity, since there are a lot more literary
agents seeking diversity than most authors realize:
If your
book is non-fiction, explain the arc of your reader's Quickly make the
agent interested in receiving a
book proposal.
This article will show you, step - by - step, how to find literary
agent information that will let you: 1) Find the publishing
agents most likely to be
interested in your
book, 2) Figure out which
book agents are the most reputable and successful, and 3) Find out the best way to approach those
book agents.
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.
And, Publishers Marketplace only gives literary
agents 21 book genres or categories to choose from when specifying areas of interest (in contrast, our Directory of Book Agents gives you 116 book genres or categories to choose
agents 21
book genres or categories to choose from when specifying areas of interest (in contrast, our Directory of Book Agents gives you 116 book genres or categories to choose fr
book genres or categories to choose from when specifying areas of
interest (in contrast, our Directory of
Book Agents gives you 116 book genres or categories to choose fr
Book Agents gives you 116 book genres or categories to choose
Agents gives you 116
book genres or categories to choose fr
book genres or categories to choose from).
If you're
interested in foreign publication rights for a Thomas Nelson
book, please contact our
agent in the appropriate territory:
You're basically paying an
agent who has no real
interest in what you wrote to get your
book e-published.
You'll find
agents interested in all types of books (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books), including Black Literary Agents, and other agents interested in multicultural and ethnic
agents interested in all types of
books (fiction, nonfiction, and children's
books), including Black Literary
Agents, and other agents interested in multicultural and ethnic
Agents, and other
agents interested in multicultural and ethnic
agents interested in multicultural and ethnic
books.
«Mark helped me to get a top literary
agent a while back, and now my novel, «The Wrong Hand» (a psychological thriller) is published with an imprint / division of Penguin
Books called Michael Joseph that is «principally
interested in publishing Top Ten Bestsellers».
You see, a
book needs to come to life with its author knowing what audience is expected to read it, or else most publishers (and literary
agents) won't be
interested in it.
As you suggest, the point of a good query is to get at the heart of what the
book is about, so I'd think in the long run, better, more focused queries would help
agents see more quickly whether this is the kind of story likely to
interest them.
I get the same response: my
book is very well - written, the premise is very
interesting, I should just publish it myself since I'm not getting anything from the
agents I query.
Loiacono Literary Agency employs three
agents (Jeanie Loiacono, President / CEO,
agent, Johnnie Bernhard,
agent and author, and Melissa Carrigee,
agent and author, graphic artist, cover artist, and
book trailer designer) who are
interested in all quality works from children's picture
books to literary fiction and all nonfiction.
Here are my numbers: 37 queries and submissions to
agents and editors, 36 eventual rejections, 10 expressions of
interest along the way, 4 writers» conferences, 2 years of trying to sell my
book, 1 acceptance.
Since an
agent's main job is to become familiar with the
interests of acquiring editors and executives at the major publishing houses, and sell them
books, it makes sense for most
agents to live in New York.
While these niche topics won't
interest traditional publishers or literary
agents — it's still possible there's an audience waiting for you to publish that unique
book!
But, as any writer with a
book project will tell you, capturing the attention and
interest of a literary
agent is easier said than done.
That
agent and later a more high - powered one in New York were both unable to
interest a publisher in the
book.
About a decade ago, in 2007,
book agents and publishers began approaching chef Achatz and me to gauge our
interest in creating an Alinea cookbook.
I'd suggest that once your
book is finished and polished, you try querying
agents who are
interested in memoir (you can find them in the searchable database at AgentQuery.com.)
Subjects / categories not
interested in
agenting — Jeff Herman's Directory of
Agents Books not likely to sell more than 10,000 copies.
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Agents interested in your
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Writers who have been requested by an
interested agent or publisher to give the
book a polish.
After all, if the opening line of your query letter isn't
interesting, why should
book agents believe that your
book is going to be
interesting?
At this point, if you hand me a query letter, I can practically blink and tell you if literary
agents are going to be
interested in your
book; I can tell you, almost as quickly, how to fix your query if it's «broken.»
Literary
agents are paid on commission, which means that they have a deep
interest in selling the best
book they can, negotiating for the highest advance possible, and other lucrative contractual agreements in terms of royalties, foreign rights, movie / tv rights, etc..
Traditional publishing points of
interest: pros and cons regarding traditional publishing versus self - publishing or hybrid publishing, the process of querying, resources for formatting a query letter, difference between
agents and publishing houses, why to pursue an
agent or not depending on personal
book goals, what
book advances are (dispersing of them, royalties being paid out afterwards, etc.), what it means to «earn out» your advance or not, common publishing house marketing budgets, common requirements for social media presence, and more.
There's no way to easily figure out which literary
agents are
interested in any particular
book genre or category.
This particular story reveals how Erika Armstrong, a memoir author known as «The Chick in the Cockpit,» wrote a query letter and
book proposal that got the attention of top literary
agents... and then resulted in a
book deal and TV
interest.
This particular story reveals how Erika Armstrong, a memoir author, got a literary
agent,
book deal, and TV
interest.
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Book agents also sometimes act as authors» representatives for the sale and / or licensing of books with foreign publishing houses, theatrical producers, film and TV producers, and magazine publishers (interested in publishing an excerpt from an author's bo
Book agents also sometimes act as authors» representatives for the sale and / or licensing of
books with foreign publishing houses, theatrical producers, film and TV producers, and magazine publishers (
interested in publishing an excerpt from an author's
bookbook).
▪ Literary
agent representation can spark a bidding war among publishers, thus increasing profits and the possibility of multimedia
interest, including television and movie production of the
book.
Inside the directory you'll find answers to all the following questions about gay literary
agents: How can authors submit their
books to literary
agents interested in gay fiction and gay nonfiction
books?