Sentences with phrase «by literary agents who»

It's also supported by literary agents who have long - running and lucrative franchises.

Instead, they prefer to be pitched to by literary agents who know what they like to buy.

This session, taught by a literary agent who represents (and adores) speculative fiction, will share helpful tips on how write great SF / F, how to set your work apart from other submissions, how to make your unique world come to life, and how to effectively pitch your sci - fi and fantasy to literary agents and editors.

Nowadays, if your manuscript needs editing it gets rejected — most likely by the literary agent who could place it in the hands of publishers.

Cynthia, The self - published books purchased by acquisition editors for traditional book publishers are usually represented by a literary agent who's taken on the project because of a high level of success (i.e. 10,000 sales) and the expectation of continuing self - marketing by an author with a growing platform.

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.

Not exact matches

She and her dorky illustrator Allen (Ari Zagaris) are flown to the big city (without us believing this was shot anywhere near there... although surprisingly, it's Connecticut, not Canada), where they are wined and dined by high - powered literary agent Billie Westbrook (Eliza Swenson, who also receives credit for story, producing, original score, editing, and sound).

By the way, literary agents who support the practice of charging reading fees also say that doing so would reduce the number of queries authors send out, and it would make their submissions more targeted.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I've recently gotten a number of reports about a literary agent with a major agency who is offering representation with a «handshake» deal: representation based on a verbal commitment, rather than a binding... -LSB-...]

My best author coaching clients are those who've already been represented by literary agents and been disappointed.

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.

By «day» I am a literary agent who owns and runs The Steve Laube Agency.

Authors have divided themselves into two camps, the making a living wage by self publishing crowd of which I belong, and the gatekeepers like James Patterson and Scott Turow who have made a shitload of money with traditional publishers who have eleveated them to a position of being «overlords» of the literary world and encouraging greedy publishing houses to bar the door to new aspiring writers who are not represented by agents.

What is a literary agent, to the author who wants to be published by a traditional publisher like Random House or Simon & Schuster?

This type of statement by literary agents is actually an attempt to help appease authors who might feel like no one reviewed their submission.

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.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareA while back, I wrote a funny post about a «literary agent» who popped up under one name, then another, then a third.

Many authors who write in niche genres are overlooked and ignored by traditional publishers and literary agents because their genres can be difficult to market.

I'm surprised by the number of literary agents who say, «If you don't hear from us in six (eight, ten or twelve) weeks, consider that a pass.»

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.

From the days when authors had their works transcribed by hand, to authors publishing their works serially in periodicals, to the current traditional model of finding a literary agent who would in turn market the book to editors and publishers, the concept of writing and publishing a book has adapted exponentially.

Edited by literary agent Andrew Blauner, the collection includes pieces by 29 notable authors and musicians who were asked to name their favorite Beatles song and explain what the song means to them.

Be listed in our searchable «Find An Indie Author» member database, trawled by literary festivals, event organizers, journalists, publishers, literary agents, self - publishing platforms and anyone who wants access to successful self - publishers.

Although I did get contacted by a literary agent in Korea who said a publisher there was interested in the foreign translation rights which also led to another literary agent in Japan taking on the book.

One of the most interesting comments was made by Simon Lipskar, who is a literary agent.

Additionally, one literary agent from Trident Media Group made the best argument for having a literary agent that has been made in quite some time, stating that this is exactly why serious authors still need agents when working with a publisher, implying that any of Trident's authors who were treated this way would be fully supported by the agency.

(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.)

The book results from my intense interaction with many writers who have told me how self - doubt, lack of sales, rejections (by traditional publishers and literary agents), «workshopping,» sales addiction and the feeling readers don't care for your books — can take away the joy of writing.

In 1984, I had been convinced (quite reluctantly) by publishing friends who were still employed at downtown publishing houses to become a literary agent.

Anonymous 8/30, Literary-agents.com (a.k.a. Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling Author LLC) is run by former literary agent Mark Malatesta, who ran a small agency called New Brand Agency Group a number of years ago under the name Mark Ryan.

By getting a head start, authors can identify the steps necessary to make themselves more visible not only to prospective buyers of their book, but also the literary agents and acqusitions editors who will also be analyzing their current online presence.

Authors who are represented by a literary agent are, in a sense, «pre-screened» and therefore given higher priority than unrepresented authors, whose work is of completely unknown quality.

If you don't believe me, check out this post by literary agent Rachelle Gardner who says «you really need to show that you are willing and able to put the time and effort into marketing yourself and building a readership online ``.

The other method is used most often by the majority of agent-less authors who have studied how to find a literary agent.

fucked up beyond belief, now that all major book publishers have been bought up by mega-corporations and are interested only in blockbusters, and only those authors who are represented by top - flight literary agents.

American author Barry Eisler began, «This notion that we're not going to have literary fiction anymore...» but was cut off by UK literary agent Piers Blofeld, who seemed to want no more than to yell «Amazon!»

At first, you came to the San Francisco Writers Conference to learn the craft of writing, to hear famous writers describe how they became famous, to learn the secrets of how to create a winning book proposal, to become enlightened by publishers about what they want and, most of all, to pitch literary agents, those elusive creatures who seem always to be heading the other direction.

At this point in the film, the protagonist has just been dumped by his writer girlfriend, who left him for a literary agent.

Written by a literary agent, this is a helpful resource for authors who are seeking a traditional publisher or agent.

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.

The only literary agent who requested my manuscript took almost a year to reply, telling me that they assume I had found someone to represent me by now.

The literary agent who goes by the pseudonym Agent Orange is someone whose identity I have independently verified.

The annual 2011 Guide to Literary Agents ® (Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2010), edited by Chuck Sambuchino now only lists in its directory literary agents who adhere to AAR financial standards of not charging reading fees in order to work with auAgents ® (Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2010), edited by Chuck Sambuchino now only lists in its directory literary agents who adhere to AAR financial standards of not charging reading fees in order to work with auagents who adhere to AAR financial standards of not charging reading fees in order to work with authors.

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...

And according to literary agent Frank Kroll, who was at the event to pitch Fake Metal Jacket by German author Sven Recker, one part of that magic simply has to do with the coming together of these players in one spot: «It's brilliant,» he told Publishing Perspectives, «because they're impossible to get together otherwise.

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.

But we still should also think about our front list that traditional publishers are closing their doors to unless represented by a literary agent, who are just as picky to even consider reading as well.

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...)