These numbers aren't bad, but they're not going to
get agents and publishers fighting over the chance to represent you, either.
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I got an agent and a publisher for my book within 3 weeks of submitting the proposal — and not a single rejection letter!
Memoir Writers: Pesi Dinnerstein returns to share with you her story of
getting an agent and a publisher.
When you professionally self - publish and build a following, you can
get an agent and publisher to come to you.
Got an agent and a publisher, got a ton of high quality reviews and blurbs, and the book is probably making a lot of money.
I talk about how to
get an agent and a publisher.
All of that time - intensive work writing your book,
getting an agent and a publisher might result in your book being on bookshelves for a matter of months.
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
agents, reality - show producers,
and book
publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair
and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist
and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley
got really pissed off at him.
By purchasing a Kirkus indie review, authors can have the opportunity to build some name recognition
and get noticed by
agents,
publishers and other industry influencers.
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've
got a blog, am on Facebook, Twitter, have an
agent,
and am currently working to
get a book to
publishers.
The formula is a familiar one: the star or his
agent get together with a friendly ghost
and a willing
publisher, a price is agreed to
and a manuscript emerges forthwith.
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.
Getting a big following on social media is one of the easiest ways to impress
agents and publishers,
and it's a lot simpler than most authors realize.
Drawing on university training
and journalism experience as a copy editor, as well as more than twenty - five years as a professional writer, editor, photographer, designer
and videographer, I can give you the assistance you need to self - publish your book or
get your manuscript ready to submit to
agents and publishers.
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
get top literary
agents,
publishers,
and book deals.
Top literary
agents make simultaneous submissions to
publishers with well - planned
and well - coordinated «attacks» that cause excitement, create maximum leverage, start bidding wars,
and get the best terms for their authors.
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 Publishe
publishers and my book deal was announced this week on
PublishersPublishers 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.
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.
So, look favorably on
agents who: are willing to
get on the phone; clearly indicate how they work
and what you can expect regarding their communication;
and assure you they'll let you know which
publishers they've submitted your work to.
The struggle through
agent to
publisher to hard copy is becoming almost more than it's worth,
and with about as much chance of
getting there as winning the lottery.
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.
Now I could go on
and on about the illusionary «support» traditional
publishers and agents say they give writers, but anyone who has dealt with that system for any length of time knows that's just
gotten worse as well in the last ten years.
The Rogue Reader initiative in New York, created
and housed by Movable Type Management
agent Jason Allen Ashlock
and Adam Chromy is, similarly, a self - publishing program, a form of «assisted publishing» developed by an agency to take a part of clients» output in hand
and help
get it to an audience without a
publisher in the traditional role.
After Mark helped me land a top literary
agent, I
got publishing offers from THREE well - known
publishers: Amacom, Palgrave Macmillan,
and McGraw - Hill (they're publishing my book in hardcover)!
And, since you already have a little bit of a following, if you say you'll do anything and everything to get the word out about your book (s), literary agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it
And, since you already have a little bit of a following, if you say you'll do anything
and everything to get the word out about your book (s), literary agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it
and everything to
get the word out about your book (s), literary
agents and publishers will believe you might be able to back it
and publishers will believe you might be able to back it up.
Use the List of Literary
Agents in our directory now to submit your query letter to the best Texas literary agents and get a top publishing agent, publisher, and book
Agents in our directory now to submit your query letter to the best Texas literary
agents and get a top publishing agent, publisher, and book
agents and get a top publishing
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
And, when it comes to trying to
get a book
agent or
publisher, talking about them.
But she
got nowhere with a few
agents and was turned down over a hundred times by
publishers.
Where can you find a sample successful query letter that you can learn from
and model — so you can
get a top literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal?
Today I'm a coach
and consultant helping authors
get top
agents,
publishers,
and book deals.
As you finish your work
and get it ready to send to an
agent or a
publisher — or as you prepare to self - publish, I'll work with you on making your book great.
There's still no guarantee you're going to
get a top
agent,
publisher,
and / or book deal though.
Me, when I finally have a finished novel I will write it as many times as it takes to
get a traditional
agent and a traditional
publisher, because that's the only way I'll ever know in my heart that my writing really made the cut.
A former literary
agent answers questions for children's book authors - find out how to improve your chance of
getting a top literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
Sample Query Letter — The query letter sample below will help you create a successful query letter of your own, so you can
get a top literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
And according to
agent Meredith Barnes, some agencies are indeed charging way too much for the service — especially when they pay themselves 15 % to «represent» the client to themselves as «
publishers» who
get another hefty cut — often over 50 %.
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.
When you enter the Directory of Literary
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and audio library with additional information to help you
get a literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
If you're a nonfiction author, you need to write a query letter
AND a book proposal to get a literary agent and a publisher (even if your book is already complete
AND a book proposal to
get a literary
agent and a publisher (even if your book is already complete
and a
publisher (even if your book is already completed).
To that end, I have several websites devoted to helping authors
get a top literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
Read this article to find out what the requirements are,
and learn how to submit your book to
agents with an active Literary Agent Association Membership... so you can
get a top
publisher and book deal.
Take advantage of all the information
and support that we provide to help you authors
get a top literary
agent,
publisher,
and book deal.
As you likely already know... it's extremely difficult to
get an
agent or
publisher for a novella... short story... or collection of short stories... unless you're already a well - published
and / or award - winning author.
After you send me your author questionnaire
and supporting material, I'll take detailed notes about what you need to do (exactly) to
get the attention of top literary
agents... so you can
get a top
publisher and book deal.
A query letter is the only way to
get a literary
agent to read your completed or partial manuscript (
and get published by a traditional
publisher like Random House)-- 98 % of the time.
Plus, you'll be able to use a lot of the information that I «pull out of you» to help you
get a literary
agent and publisher — it's the exact information they're looking for, designed to help you identify (
and communicate) more value in your query.