Most
book agents get a least a thousand pitch letters every month, and they have a 95 - 98 % rejection rate (don't shoot the messenger).
Some book agents get what they want by being pushy; others get what they want by being polite.
This will guarantee that
no book agents get confused or have to waste time figuring out what the purpose of your email is.
Including the title of your book makes it easier for literary agents to find your email later, if needed (don't forget that most
book agents get hundreds of queries every week).
When I was an active
book agent I got a full manuscript back in the mail from a publisher with a rejection letter (yes, book agents get them too) and an apology... fourteen months after I submitted the manuscript.
So
a book agent got in touch with Weir.
Not exact matches
Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood
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Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest time of the year for cruise
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If they pay the higher rate, they
get to handle half the
bookings that come through TripAdvisor, with the rest going to other online travel
agents who participate in the program.
While
books and online courses are a fine way to
get started, Salzberg says, be aware «there isn't a licensing
agent or anything that's looking at the whole field and saying this one's good and this one's not good.»
As an example, I not only
agented this
book myself to a major NYC - area publisher, I brought in Jay and his famous brand, I brought in Stephen M.R. Covey for the foreword, and even wrote my own back cover (something most authors never
get to do when working with a major publisher).
I am gung - ho about this
book I'm working on and am doing all I can to market before I even
get an
agent on board.
I've
got a blog, am on Facebook, Twitter, have an
agent, and am currently working to
get a
book to publishers.
We are always trying to follow the rule
book and never like to work with greedy
agents, while other teams do nt mind playing dirty to
get their players.
On our last Royal Caribbean cruise I was able to
get the difference as an onboard credit thanks to my
booking agent.
I'm sure the
booking agent from Morning Joke is frantically trying to
get this guy on to tell his story.
He gathered up the material that didn't make it into the review, wrote a
book proposal, found an
agent, and
got a contract.
When my wonderful
agent, Seth Fishman,
got married this summer, he decided on one of the most original and thoughtful presents for his bride - to - be, Marget, that I had ever seen: a bound
book of reflections on love from his friends and clients.
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When it comes time to pitch the concept of your
book - or a full length manuscript - make sure you
get it into the hands of the
agents and publishers who would be most drawn to and excited about your content.
Then the
agents realized that they would
get even more money if they had more hot girls on their
books.
Each of the Avengers» films are covered and show how they intertwine and how some
get callbacks on
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Big fans of the comic
books like Samuel L. Jackson, comedian Chris Hardwick and much beloved Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin give their opinions and thoughts on the Marvel - verse.
«Anybody working that close to Tommy who has their sanity is pretty OK,» said Ron Bernstein, an
agent at ICM Partners, which specializes in
getting high - profile authors»
books adapted for the screen.
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«I promised myself I'd never write another
book unless I
got an
agent.
Perhaps in a few days or weeks from now, you'll write to tell me that you just
got a top literary
agent, publisher, and
book deal.
Now I help authors
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That could be beneficial, not so much if / when you're trying to
get a literary
agent, but if / when you're trying to sell
books.
Good vs. Bad Communicators: A small number of
agents offer representation via email but don't offer to
get on the phone for a meet - and - greet... and / or you never hear from them after that until if / when they sell your
book.
And the best query in the world, no matter who wrote it, wouldn't have
gotten you the
agent or the deal if your
book weren't awesome.
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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getting a
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agent directory.
I wrote a
book in 2002 and began an
agent search,
getting about 40 rejections.
Once that happens, it becomes a lot harder to
get another
book agent, even a new literary
agent.
An author who finds an
agent and a publisher quickly and when her
book debuts it hits # 1 on the NY Times Bestseller List and then
gets turned into a movie and she becomes an overnight success story.
My literary
agent got offers from multiple publishers and my
book deal was announced this week on Publishers Weekly!
Established literary
agents also have the ability to pitch
books face - to - face (sometimes with the author present), submit
books to publishers simultaneously, hold auctions, and
get deals done faster.
«I
got an
agent and a publisher for my
book within 3 weeks of submitting the proposal — and not a single rejection letter!
However, authors of such
books can certainly make themselves more attractive to literary
agents and publishers by bolstering their platform, since having influence and a large following is one indicator of an author's ability to
get exposure and sell
books.
When she realized that she could make a career out of helping authors and
getting excited over
books, she decided to pursue a career in
agenting.
You don't have to be famous or be a marketing expert to
get a top
book agent and
book deal (especially if you're writing fiction), but you do have to do something.
She represents a broad array of fiction and nonfiction —
books for both children and adults, and instructs frequently on topics such as literary
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book, and more.
The literary
agents on your typical free
book agents list didn't ask to be put there, meaning they didn't post their profile or review it — so the information that you're relying on to
get representation is outdated and / or incorrect.
Yes, you can
get the attention of an
agent and publisher with 60,000
book sales — especially since the traditional publishing averages LESS than 5,000.
One last thing: New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker once blogged that the best way to
get a literary
agent is to write three
books — because first - time contracts with first - time authors typically cover three or more
books.
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So, if an
agent gets queries from two different authors who've written
books in the same genre, and both projects are great, but one author has a big social media following and the other one doesn't, who do you think the
agent is going to choose?
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