«Over the past months and years we've come to the realization that e-publishing is yet another area in which we can be of service to
our clients as literary agents.
Not exact matches
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.
She brings 20 years of business and publishing experience to her role
as a
literary agent and advocate for her
clients.
New
literary agents looking for
clients are often thought of
as a last resort by authors, a «second option» that should only be considered after striking out with more established
literary agents.
As a
literary agent, I've been working with successful and tech - savvy author
clients for decades, to find their interested audience and increase visibility and sales.
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.
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.
I have four years of editing experience and have helped many
clients sign with
literary agents, several of whom have gone on to sell to Big Five publishers,
as well
as hit the USA Today Bestsellers» list.
Once You Know What
Literary Agents Want, It's Easy To Land One
As a book publicist, I am frequently asked by my author
clients about how to find a
literary agent.
I have six years of editing experience and have helped many
clients sign with
literary agents, several of whom have gone on to sell to Big Five publishers,
as well
as hit the USA Today Bestsellers» list and more.
I have six years of editing experience and have helped many
clients sign with
literary agents, several of whom have gone on to sell to Big Five publishers,
as well
as hit the USA Today Bestsellers» list.
As a book publicist, I am frequently asked by my author
clients about how to find a
literary agent.
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..
Some
agents, such
as Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency and Scott Waxman of Waxman
literary, were the first to embrace digital publishing
as a viable option for their
clients, citing the desire to get a
client's book «out there,» regardless of the interest from publishers.
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.
An increasing number of
literary agents now make it a regular practice to seek out and welcome successful self - published authors
as their
clients.
Robert Mackwood has acted
as a
literary agent for over thirty years, representing a diverse
client list of writers selling book projects and publishing rights both at home in Canada and throughout the publishing world.
Fast Foreword will be showcasing short, affordable pieces that highlight the excellent writing of not only our
clients, but curated work from other
literary agents as well.
Anderson's
literary agent, Laurie McLean of Fuse
Literary, described the deal for these books
as a fierce battle among audiobook producers similar to the plots of her
client's books.
Of course there are a few things typical to most every day in the life of a
literary agent, such
as reading query letters, meeting / calls / lunches / drinks with editors and publishers
as well
as clients, pitching manuscripts to publishers, meeting with film / TV companies to adapt books for the screen, attending conferences / workshops, looking for new talent, etc..
Just prior to that he was a
literary agent for three years with Scott Meredith, Inc., representing such
clients as Norman Mailer, Arthur C. Clark, Robert Bloch and Evan Hunter.
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.
You'd finish your manuscript, seek out a
literary agent, hope they would take you on
as a
client, and have them shop your book to traditional publishing houses.
More and more,
literary agents are beginning to help their current
clients digitally self - publish their books
as well
as those with their new
clients.
As well as accepting direct commissions, Teena also works with publishers and literary agents to ghost high quality books and ebooks for their client
As well
as accepting direct commissions, Teena also works with publishers and literary agents to ghost high quality books and ebooks for their client
as accepting direct commissions, Teena also works with publishers and
literary agents to ghost high quality books and ebooks for their
clients.
And
literary agent Laura Gross helped her
client, Jodi Picoult, publish Leaving Home
as a Kindle Single, without the involvement of Picoult's publisher, * Simon & Schuster *.