That said, I've had several clients go on to
get agency representation after we worked on their manuscripts, so clearly it wasn't a detriment in those cases.
Not exact matches
Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by Shawn Carter, also known as Jay - Z, will announce on Tuesday that it is
getting into the sports
representation business through a partnership with Creative Artists
Agency (CAA).
If you don't have enough literary
agencies on your wish list, you might not
get author
representation
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-...]
«When I first
got an offer for
representation from Regina Ryan, who runs a Manhattan - based boutique literary
agency, I was just starting my day checking my email.
But your goal when writing a query letter shouldn't be
getting an offer for
agency representation — or a book contract from a publisher.
During the interview, Lakshmi also talks about how he worked with former literary agent Mark Malatesta to improve his manuscript and pitch materials, resulting in literary
agency representation with his first choice literary agent, who then
got offers from three major publishers: Penguin, Harper Collins, and Random House.
If you're a talented author AND you use a quality literary agent list, your goal should be to
get several literary
agencies offering you
representation.
Some authors (who've
gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests,
representation offers from top literary
agencies, and book deals with major publishers.
If you're an aspiring author you've probably spent your fair share of time fantasizing about what it's going to be like when you finally
get that fateful call from a literary
agency offering you
representation:
As a literary agent in major trade publishing, at book publishing's leading literary
agency — the Trident Media Group literary
agency — I often
get asked some important questions by savvy authors wanting to gain literary
representation.
The reality is that most authors self - publishing: a) Woudn't be able to
get representation by an agent much less at an
agency like Trident b) Are former traditional published author who either couldn't
get another contract or opted to self - publish because it offered them something they consider better c) Were tired of chasing the dream of a traditional contract and decided to go the self - publishing route.
My clients
got full
representation and they understood not just
agency representation, but also their role in my compensation spelled out clearly.
Representation agency and how one
gets paid have nothing to do with one another — EXCEPT that the compensation IS stated in the buyer contract.
Odds are you'll
get a MLS buyer inquiry regarding the property in question & wind up A. Either selling the property, because the buyer loves the house, but doesn't know the market or how to prepare a proper offer & needs buyer
agency representation or B.
Salespeople report that it's
getting more difficult to disclose buyers about
agency,
get buyers under
representation agreements, and otherwise
get them committed to working with just one salesperson.
When Buyer
Representation is properly and legally explained to Consumers immediately 70 % of registrants would never be able to
get one signed because they lack the core competencies required to fulfill the due diligence provisions inherent when bound through a full disclosure Buyer
Agency Agreement.
Why would any buyer sign a buyer
agency agreement if they are not
getting 100 % full
representation and yet are expected to pay high fees for a reduced level of service.
In dual
agency, the broker
gets paid double and the buyer and seller forfeit their right to
representation on such things as negotiation of price and terms (2 of the top 3 reasons consumers hire Realtors *).