Identify why you've chosen
a particular agent or publisher, pitch your book, identify your market, sell yourself, thank them for their time.
Not exact matches
It can help you get the attention of that
particular literary
agent or publisher.
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.
While some previously published authors have found their way to our modest abode, they are ones who either have a
particular interest in digital — the new market and its innovative possibilities, have found their current
agents and
publishers resistant to digital - based works,
or have been bribed with delicious chocolate and excellent royalty rates (mostly chocolate though).
I don't think it fits neatly into any
particular category
or genre, so I think that would handicap me if I tried to find an
agent /
publisher.
Typically, novelists,
publishers, and literary
agents are most likely to talk about a writer brand, though certainly writers in all genres (including poetry) can develop a recognizable brand (
or a reputation for a
particular aesthetic).
First, ask yourself if you want to risk being aligned with this
particular agency /
agent forever because, whether you realize it
or not,
agents are starting to demand the same sort of long - term contracts that many
publishers are.