Sentences with phrase «of agents and editors»

It's easy to continue thinking in the status quo of agents and editors being the gods of the relationship.

However, the Fair is a great place to learn more about the publishing industry, attend conferences and events, research publishers, learn the names of agents and editors, and see what similar titles have already been published.

This seems to be the view of some agents and editors I've talked to.

One of the best ways to improve your query letter writing skills is to read successful query letters and heed the advice of agents and editors.

The long legal answer: We worked with a large group of agents and editors (and not only Penguin editors) when we put together the Terms of Use.

The popular game show for writers returns, so step right up and pitch your novel, screenplay, memoir or any other idea to our panel of agents and editors.

The hordes of agents and editors who used to scour slushpiles and sift through query letters were all trained to know what the marketing departments were looking for, to the point that if your manuscript didn't fit a market niche or pigeon hole it had little or no chance of attracting attention.

Finally, we put it in front of agents and editors.

I hadn't tried to publish my first novel — I didn't feel it was strong enough to withstand the tough scrutiny of agents and editors — but I was happy with my recently completed second novel, and I felt that it had real potential.

The Synopsis A synopsis is like a mini-book report, except stylized to meet the need of agents and editors.

When I was querying my epic, I had a lot of agents and editors scratching their hands.

Traditionally published authors depend on it to gain the interest of agents and editors.

The network of agents and editors is fairly small, and a fee - charging agent won't belong to that network and won't be able to sell your book to a reputable publisher.

I say that because I asked a number of agents and editors what they look for in a memoir before they would consider it.

So there'll be fewer students at any given conference to compete for the attention of the agents and editors.

There was a query letter critique, some Q&A sessions with an impressive list of agents and editors, some workshops and lectures, and the opportunity to pitch my work face to face to a working professional.

Many of the agents and editors who gave me feedback had just read a few pages.

Not exact matches

Editor's note: Guest writer Glenn Kelman is the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate broker that seeks to give consumers the information and tools once limited to real estate agents.

The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital Editor's note: Guest writer Glenn Kelman is the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate broker that seeks to give consumers the information and tools once limited to real estate agents.

The Century editors were agents of interfaith amity and victims of an obsolete model.

One can also watch the genesis and development of her work as she related its progress to her friends, who included not only her literary agent and editors, but also people whom she never met face - to - face.

(It also tends to gloss over the hard work of real people, like agents, editors, sales reps, marketing people, designers, and assistants whose gifts and creative energy make a lot of what we create possible.

Gus Hall, general secretary of the Communist Party in the U.S., died at age ninety, and Victor Navasky, editor of The Nation, memorializes him on the op - ed page of the New York Times by attacking J. Edgar Hoover, who believed that Hall was an agent of the Soviet Union, which he was.

Literature & Larder will also cover the business side of food publishing and examine cookbook editorial with a panel featuring New York literary agent Sharon Bowers of MBD Literary representing NYC literary agent, Sharon Bowers of MBG Literary (representing acclaimed vegetarian chef and author Deborah Madison, former Chez Panisse exec chef and NYT Best Seller Cal Peternell, James Beard award - winning Amy Chaplin, health & wellness food blogger Sarah Britton of My New Roots, NOMA co-founder Mads Refslund and more) and «Ireland's Top Cookbook Editor» Kristin Jensen, moderated by myself and Cliodhna Prendergast.

The west African tourism delegation among others were Hajia Barkisu, President of the Tour Operators Association in Nigeria, Mr Kwesi Eyison, The President of the Tour Operators Union in Ghana, Alhaji Rabo Salih, Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria, The President of The Travel Agents of Nigeria, Mr Bankole Bernard, The Chief Editor and Publisher of Africa's leading Travel and Tourism Magazine ATQ, and Founder of West Africa's biggest tourism expo, Akwaaba Nigeria, Weizor Accra, Mr Ikechi Ucko, Mrs Nancy Sam the President of Women in Tourism Ghana, Mr Abeiku Aggrey Santana, CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana, Ameyaw Debrah, Francis Doku were among the 26 West African Delegation drawn from Ghana and Nigeria.

On 24 July 2012, charges were brought against eight former employees and agents of the News of the World including editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson.

«We have to identify efficacious natural enemies, make sure that it is safe to use them and figure out a way to rear them as biological control agents on a massive scale,» said Carrillo, one of the book's editors.

Emeritus since 2010, he maintains active research activities and is currently Section Editor of the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Biomed Research International, and a frequent reviewer for many biomedical journals.

These aren't the best pictures of people's outfits, but they do give a lot of different examples of how various authors dress when meeting with agents and editors.

Created by Joe Weisberg, an ex-CIA agent of four years and the brother of Slate Group editor - in - chief Jacob Weisberg, «The Americans» is a meat - and - potatoes show whose classic conflict set - up and intriguing explorations of moored (and unmoored) personal identity amidst chronic, ingrained deceit win out over some occasionally soapier instincts.

Given there are so many top female agents and editors, and that the majority of readers in this country are women.

Halfway through the hour, we will break so that more informal connections can be made; the goal is to maximize the number of personal connections you can make with agents and editors.

How do you see the laying - off of so many in - house editors in the past couple of years affecting the work you both do, and how these new independents with publishing contacts and skills will play out in the workforce — both as literary agents and as independent editors — in the next few years?

More important, agents spend enormous amounts of time making and cultivating trusting relationships with editors, so they know just who would be most interested in a particular type of work.

The era when book publishing was in firm hands of publishing companies, editors and agents are gone.

That means your agent might have editors on staff that can help you improve your manuscript, increasing the chance of your book being sold (and for more money).

In the traditional publishing world, agents and editors sing the praises of authors who meet deadlines.

Manuscript critiques are an important part of our conference, providing a way for you, the writer, to discuss your work one - on - one with experienced writers, editors and agents.

Poll a hundred successful book agents and editors, and you'll get a dizzying array of opinions.

I continue to cultivate a network of writers, agents, and editors that began at Bread Loaf (I also attended Sewanee Writers Conference for a year).

Here are some of the questions that a writer should ask before starting a book, since they are the questions agents and editors will ask when evaluating its potential:

Predators & Editors Website: www.pred-ed.com Provides writers with information and contacts for the purpose of seeking publication of their work, including tips on how to avoid scams, etiquette on contacting agents, submission checklists, and more.

That means you could be getting a list of required revisions from an agent, and then when an editor agrees to buy it, the editor will send you another list of their own desired revisions.

It takes an entire team of people to publish a book — an agent, an editor, copyeditors, and artists, for starters — and the same is true for promoting one.

While many good things can be learned from editors and agents (and to some extent publishers), the conversations are driven by meeting the expectation of a company, not a reader.

Thompson says that the interactive nature of blogging allowed her to quickly build an audience and the freedom of self - publishing let her put out a book without having to wait around for an agent or editor.

Looking at it from the viewpoint of someone who self - publishes, there are no gatekeepers, agents and copy editors» etcetera to lean on, nor any to take what you have written off your hands and hopefully turn it into a winner.

It's a brutal system, and rejection is woven into the seams of the publishing industry in general (whether it's agents, editors of publishing houses or readers in the Amazon reviews, someone is going to tear your book apart).

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But I was also visualizing flap copy, which I know agents and editors like to have — a sense of a logline or tagline that will crystalize the story in a reader's mind.