Sentences with phrase «literary agents i pitched»

This week, I'm submitting a partial manuscript to two literary agents I pitched last year at my first Chicago Writers Conference.

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Then make your literary agent first five pages as good as they can be, improve your pitch (query letter, etc.), and be persistent.

An agent query is simply a «pitch letter» that writers submit to literary agents, book publishers, and / or magazine editors.

For tips on how to pitch literary agents at conferences, read this post at The Write Life.

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.

Most authors know that you can pitch your completed book to literary agents and publishers, but you can also pitch your book idea.

She represents a broad array of fiction and nonfiction — books for both children and adults, and instructs frequently on topics such as literary agents, getting published, e-publishing, successful writing techniques, selling & pitching your book, and more.

Join legendary literary agent and author Mike Larsen as he helps authors who want to pitch their books before they think about publishing.

For example, new literary agents spend most of their time looking for new authors and pitching their work to publishers, hoping to make enough money to pay their bills so they can continue being agents.

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.

Here are some testimonials from writers who have signed with literary agents after pitching them at prior Writing Day Workshops events.

Want help to make your pitch materials for literary agents as good as they can be?

If you put that much thought into your pitch letter, literary agents will assume you put just as much thought into the actual writing of your book.

What a great presentation about literary agents, pitches, and query letters!

By the way, this is the same idea / approach that I used when writing pitch letters as a literary agent, and it's the same approach I use now when providing someone with a Query Letter Critique.

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.

These range from companies that require little investment to publish on the author's end, to hybrid publishers, to a list of top literary agents for authors to pitch if they want to go the traditional publishing route.

This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more.

Successful literary agents get 10 - 15,000 pitches per year.

The Publishing Game Literary Agent Forum Pitch a prestigious literary agent via our email forum each week for five months, with feedback on how to improve your pitch from each literary agent guaranPitch a prestigious literary agent via our email forum each week for five months, with feedback on how to improve your pitch from each literary agent guaranpitch from each literary agent guaranteed.

When I was halfway finished, I sent email queries to some literary agents, and got a few positive emails back and even a phone call based on my pitch.

You'll need to submit a 1 - 2 page pitch letter (query letter) to an individual agent at a literary agency.

To submit your book to a literary agent, you simply have to send a 1 - 2 page pitch (query letter) to the appropriate publishing agents... using their preferred submission method.

3) The third step in getting a literary agent is pitching your work.

Peggy Eddleman, author of the middle grade novel SKY JUMPERS, explains how to pitch a literary agent at a writers conference.

2) The second step in getting a literary agent is preparing your pitch materials.

* Top literary agents can get their phone calls and emails to publishers returned promptly, pitch your book face - to - face (possibly with you there), submit your work to many publishers simultaneously, and hold an auction (resulting in more money, more publicity, and your deal getting done a lot faster).

* Top literary agents can help you find the perfect title / subtitle for your book, turn your book into a series or brand, decide which book you should pitch first, edit your book and / or book proposal, build your author platform, identify your competition and differentiate you, get you more publicity, and help build a business around your book (with multiple streams of income).

I recently pitched to a literary agent at a writing conference for the first time.

The struggle that people within the industry face as we try to pitch your book to everyone else in the value chain — sales teams, marketers, booksellers, and ultimately readers — is why the gatekeepers at the very beginning of the chain (the literary agents) have to be so very selective about the authors we take on.

For most successful authors it takes many years searching for, then pitching literary agents to get representation.

When you self - publish, there are no literary agents to pitch to who, more often than not, reject books due to the sheer volume of manuscripts they receive and the specificity of the books they're actually looking for.

If you want to get a literary agent, publisher, and book deal... you must also know the basics about how literary agents work, and you must know how to write a good book and pitch materials (query letter and book proposal).

-- Tips, steps, resources on traditional publishing: how to find the right publisher, how to find a literary agent; how to pitch an agent or editor in person or in writing;

The Top Five Entrants (including the Grand Prize winner) will receive a 15 - minute, one - on - one pitch session with Regina Brooks, one of New York's premier literary agents for young adult books.

Your book agent will use your literary agent book proposal (business plan) to pitch editors (loan officers) at various publishing houses (banks), to try and get you a loan (advance) for your book (writing business).

While most conferences advertise the presence of a handful of literary agents at the events who will gladly listen to authors «pitch» their manuscripts, the Austen conference affords attendees the much more sought after and beneficial one - on - one critique.

What single words or short phrases would you use to describe the manuscript if you were a literary agent representing this book and pitching it to publisher?

Otherwise the response time on the project will be longer; the book might be submitted to the wrong person (often someone who doesn't even work there anymore); the editor will wonder what's wrong with the literary agent or the author since no one cared enough to make a real pitch; and, if you do get an offer, it will be smaller because it will probably be the only offer.

Pitching for a literary agent is a tough job and it must be done right if you are to succeed.

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

The conference is a mix of hosted forum events where literary agents and authors weigh in on pitches, query letters, writing excerpts, along with hosted live chats, blogs and video blog posts.

Just like with literary agents, it makes a big difference if a publicist has strong relationships with the editors they're pitching, since it can often mean the difference between ending up in the slush pile or being bumped up to top - priority.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to pitch their projects to a literary agent.

Now it is time for pitching your project to literary agents.

I am about to offer my non fiction book to literary agents to pitch to publishers.

I pitched manuscripts to two literary agents, and I was reminded that any time I have a chance to meet face - to - face with literary agents is time well spent.

With Colorado Gold just around the corner (and other conferences happening around the country throughout the rest of the summer and the autumn), many authors are preparing to pitch a manuscript to a literary agent, an editor, or both.

There are plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with publishing professionals, get one - on - one writing advice from successful authors, bond with fellow writers, and pitch your project to a literary agent or publishing editor.

However, it's also a serious turn - off to literary agents and editors to hear a pitch for the same project they considered (and, presumably, passed on) once before.