Except for me, when I think about the roles
of agents or editors or cover designers, I see a thriving world for them.
During the registration process, select your 1st choice
of agent or editor you'd like to meet.
Some of us will decide the pursuit of readers is more important than the pursuit
of an agent or editor.
And, at the same time, you just might attract the attention
of an agent or an editor who loves that you already have a built - in audience for your message.
Now it's time to articulate your plans for selling your book by including the marketing and publicity plan that will grab the attention
of an agent or editor.
For some, this is the validation
of an agent or an editor, or strong sales.
Not exact matches
We have the one moment to capture the attention
of an
editor or agent.
The order
of putting the package together will vary from one
agent or editor to the next.
Add $ 29 — to secure a 10 - minute one - on - one meeting with any
of our literary
agents or editors in attendance.
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.
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).
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.
No matter the style
of feedback we receive from beta readers, critique partners, contest judges,
or agents or editors, we can learn a lot.
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.
At this point, you will spend a few years, if you are lucky, trying to get an
agent or editor to actually read some
of your work.
But when you send it to an
agent or editor, you'll get back a lot
of negative feedback about «structure»
or «pacing.»
Most professional writers (
or editors or agents) can tell in about three paragraphs what your level
of skill is.
I've often blogged about the importance
of conferences, but usually I've talked about the fact that you meet
editors and
agents there, you learn how to behave like a professional, you get great training, and eventually you meet exactly the right
agent or editor and make exactly the right pitch at the right time and you get the break you need and suddenly you get published.
Those
of us without
agents or editors barking at us to finish the next ouvre can really benefit from having to crank out a chapter every (insert your schedule here).
When an
agent or editor take to social media and make fun
of an author, especially someone trying to break into the business, they are no better than the prima donna author.
How the heck does one boil an 80,000 word novel into four paragraphs and write it so that it will catch the eye
of an
editor or agent?
Profiles
of small publishers
or agents who are interested in your genre (take them from websites — you don't have to bother the
agents and
editors)
I guess some self - published authors decided to skip the traditional route
of trying to get a contract with an
agent or editor first.
Our experienced fiction and nonfiction
editors know what
agents and publishers want and will provide a detailed, written critique
of your opening, a candid assessment
of whether
or not your work is ready for the marketplace, and specific suggestions to make your opening more captivating.
The rest
of it is author - author networking
or networking with booksellers,
agents,
editors, publishers, etc..
Agents are not writers, agents can't help you rewrite, and they only know about six or seven editors and nothing at all about the new world of indie publi
Agents are not writers,
agents can't help you rewrite, and they only know about six or seven editors and nothing at all about the new world of indie publi
agents can't help you rewrite, and they only know about six
or seven
editors and nothing at all about the new world
of indie publishing.
This silly «tight market» statement always sounds so full
of authority coming from some young
agent or editor.
But then we have
agents and
editors advising us that new writers should be able to support their submissions with signs
of a growing platform — so many Twitter
or Facebook followers, so many blog subscribers....
Lurk
or join for free, and see what a community
of 50,000 + authors, readers,
editors,
agents, and other literary professionals says about places like Balboa, PublishAmerica, and Author Solutions.
By entering this contest, the author,
agent,
or publisher assert that he
or she agrees with the Statement
of Faith on the Christian
Editor Connection website.
Each year, hundreds
of veteran authors and those just learning the craft
of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters... to gain from the insights
of industry professionals... to interact with other writers... and to present their ideas to
agents and
editors looking for stories like theirs,
or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.If you write Christian fiction —
or want to learn how — the ACFW conference is an investment worth making.
In today's publishing world, more and more people are using freelance professional book
editors, people unencumbered by the responsibilities
of selling your book like
agents and publishing house
editors — whether to book chains, sales teams,
or (in the case
of agents)
editors at publishing houses.
According to
agent Jenny Bent, the amount
of hands - on work they do, «varies wildly from
editor to
editor... because many
editors simply don't have the time
or desire to actually edit.»
If your freelance
editor attends conferences
or is a member
of any
of these organizations, it shows that he
or she is in touch with
editors,
agents, and writers, and knows what the current trends are.
But many times, when you send your query, that
agent (
or editor or publisher) has just stopped accepting queries,
or has just signed a client who writes the type
of books you write,
or has just seen the debut
of a book just like yours — only with a different title.
Like most writers, I had always wanted the validation
of seeing my book in a physical bookstore and having an
agent or editor tell me they loved and believed in my work.
I don't need to write a specific kind
of story because
of contract,
or the kind
of story my
agent needs in order to interest an acquisitions
editor.
If you sign with an
agent or a publishing house, and they don't like what the freelance
editor has suggested, the writer then has to rework the manuscript, sort
of like taking it back to where it was pre-money.
The more time an
agent spends with an
editor or publisher, the better sense he / she will get about what type
of projects that particular
editor or publisher is looking for.
If you don't know the name
of an
editor or a specific agent at an agency, address your envelope or email if that's what they prefer) to the Submissions Editor, and art samples to the Art Dir
editor or a specific
agent at an agency, address your envelope
or email if that's what they prefer) to the Submissions
Editor, and art samples to the Art Dir
Editor, and art samples to the Art Director.
Member - At - Large Membership JOIN NOW Established literary
agents and
editors; heirs, executors
or trustees
of the estates
of deceased authors;
or attorneys and accountants representing authors;
or publicists
or other publishing professionals.
For two, three
or four days, you gather with other readers, writers, librarians, book dealers, literary
agents,
editors, magazine publishers — all
of whom are seriously in love with the mystery and crime genre.
For them, they might never query
or submit to
agents or editors, so it's not so much a situation
of being «shut out» but choosing to make a better choice for them.
The hook should be the main component
of a query letter to an
agent,
editor,
or reviewer and is essential for your back copy
or Amazon blurb.
And finally, there were stories from aspiring authors who were at the beginning stages
of their writing project and had yet to develop a relationship with either an
agent or an
editor.
It's crucial to convey the tone and genre
of your story — possibly more crucial than conveying the content — because potential readers,
editors, and /
or agents will use it to make a snap prejudgment
of the reading experience.
Bane
or boon, if you're a writer, get your manuscript to beta readers — before you send it to
agents,
editors, publishers
or - worst
of all — publish it yourself.
This could be several hundred dollars (
or more), and they'd have no proof that the bad literary
agents did anything on their behalf, even though the literary agencies will say that they submitted everyone's work to lots
of publishers (good luck getting copies
of the rejection letters from
editors that the bad literary
agents supposedly submitted your work to).
The goal
of the coaching relationship is to help aspiring authors reach their goals, navigate the publishing industry, and if desired coach them in the process
of finding an
agent or an
editor.
This is really more a description
of a query — no
editor or agent wants to see a one to two page proposal!