Not exact matches
The sample query letter below (by a
previously unpublished
author) didn't just get my attention when I was an
agent.
Many of those
authors admit that they were struggling to even one
agent to read their work
previously.
Established in 2011, Literary
Agent Undercover serves: 1) Unpublished
authors just getting started, 2) Self - published
authors who now want to find a real publisher, and 3)
Previously published
authors that have lost their
agent and / or publisher.
This includes: 1) Unpublished
authors that are just getting started, 2) Self - published
authors who now want to find a traditional publisher, and 3)
Previously published
authors that have lost their
agent and / or publisher and want to find a new one.
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).
He had worked as a literary
agent for 20 years before setting it up, and now represents renowned
authors such as Andy Weir (
author of The Martian), Scott Berkun (
previously interviewed on this blog), or Chris Guillebeau.
It's becoming more rare to find these exceptions, usually now made by a
previously negotiated contract with literary
agents or in book auctions or bidding wars for the celebrity
author.
An
agent who agrees to publish short works usually does it as a favor for an
author who
previously brought him books that sold well.
Besides the corporate dilemma inherent in punting the wares of a rival e-book manufacturer, this move is particularly interesting on the part of NOOK given that Barnes & Noble
previously refused to stock Amazon's self - published print titles, citing Amazon's «continued push for exclusivity with publishers,
agents and the
authors they represent».
Literary journals and
agents generally reject work that has been posted online — they're looking for fresh, new, unpublished content — and if your work is featured on your
author website or blog, it's considered
previously published.
It's never too late for a
previously published
author to get a literary
agent, traditional publisher, and book deal.