Sentences with phrase «publishing agents ask»

And what's the difference between the two different types that publishing agents ask for?

Not exact matches

According to the New York Times, Weinstein has been trying to rally support to his side, asking top industry agents to write and publish a public letter supporting him — but everyone that he approached has refused him.

However, some publishing agents are now starting to ask authors to submit fiction book proposals as well.

In fact, until the existence of self - publishing, it was one of the hardest things to do on earth (just ask any author who's queried over 100 agents to represent their manuscript and come away empty - handed).

You can ask Mark anything about book publishing, including questions about writing agent queries.

Depending on who you ask, you'll get different names, but most publishing professionals will agree that the agents listed below in our Top 100 Literary Agencies list deserve to be there.

Best way for a prospect to initiate contact — Jeff Herman's Directory of Agents Visit our website where you can: review sample queries and proposals for works we've sold; query us via email (24 - hour response time); subscribe to our free publishing newsletter; submit your question to our interactive «Ask the Agent» column; read articles by well - known authors and publishing professionals; meet with us at a writers» conference where I'll be speaking.

They usually pick out of indie published authors, not agent - submitted; don't call them, they'll email you asking you to accept a call if they want you.

Approximately one hundred publishing agents in the United States now have a literary agency online submission form (and they all ask for slightly different information).

If you're writing a nonfiction book like humor, gift / novelty, cookbook, illustrated picture book, etc.... publishing agents would still prefer to see a proposal (and might ask for one).

However, even if you want to get published the traditional way, the first thing an editor or agent will ask you is: «what's this book like?»

There are numerous benefits to self - publishing: no revenue sharing with an agent; no working through a conduit; no repeat anxiety - ridden calls to the agent asking if your manuscript got picked up; no dealing with rejection letters.

For a while I had been asking myself if I should send my manuscripts out to agents and publishing houses accepting unsolicited material, or if I should enter the labyrinth of self - publishing.

As a literary agent in major trade publishing, at book publishing's leading literary agency — the Trident Media Group literary agency — I often get asked some important questions by savvy authors wanting to gain literary representation.

Ask anyone you know in book publishing if they know an agent, or know someone who knows an agent.

Query your project on its own merit, and if representation is offered, tell the agent about your publishing goals, and ask:

If an agent / editor asks to see pages, you are that much closer to getting published.

She suggested some topics, but then she asked me a question: Now that you've self - published, would you ever query agents again?

You'll get different opinions depending on who you ask, but most publishing insiders will agree that the best literary agents are those listed below.

I flatly asked a fairly well known West Coast agent I know if there would any point in my contacting her once I indie - published a novel.

Ask ALLi is an umbrella campaign in which we pledge to answer any self - publishing question from anyone - authors, publishers, agents, media, other writing organisations - who needs information or education about fast - changing industry.

An author decides that, to show her solidarity with workers, she will not publish her work on a particular venue because of reports of working conditions, and asks the agent to pull her self - published works from that venue entirely.

Although most authors use this Q&A page to post questions about how to get a literary agent... you can ask me anything about writing, publishing, and / or marketing your book (s) below.

If I were to seek an agent who claimed «top» sales, and if my goal was to have my book published by one of the respected traditional publishers, I'd ask what percentage of those sales were made to my target publishers.

If you have a self - published work you want to pitch or get critiqued but aren't sure whether the agent (s) / editor (s) you have in mind would be receptive, contact Atlanta Writers Conference Director George Weinstein at [email protected] and he will ask for you.

Then they can track down these horrible watchdogs... the gall, to try to keep writers informed, how dare they... all those millions they make; strange that they've never asked me for money... why are all these published authors, established agents, publishers, editors agreeing with them... I'm aware that some «innocents» have lost their dew but still refuse to admit the truth - it's not called vanity press for lack of reason - but you've saved many a lamb from the jaws of the wolves, and it's hurting the predators.

I asked my agent about finding a publisher to issue a new edition of that and she advised me to self - publish online as that would probably make me more money.

If you have published your children's books as an independent publisher, can you still ask for an agent to help move your book into the children's market?

In a report published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Michael F. Scheier, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, wrote that optimists tend to respond to disappointments, such as being rejected by a literary agent, by formulating a plan of action and asking other people for help and advice.

This is an agent asking this about Indie publishing?

Good publishers will not charge you fees for book doctoring, editing and reading so if you find a publishing agent who begins by asking you for big bucks walk away.

Feel free to ask him those burning questions you may have about what he's looking for, or how he sees publishing trends, or his insights into publishing and the role of literary agents.

One question to ask yourself is this: if you have been successful in the world of self - publishing and have spent a lot of time, money and effort in getting your book «out there» and widely read, why do this when in reality you want to go down the mainstream and traditional publishing route with the help of a literary agent?

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

I have been asked if it is possible to bypass a literary agent or book publishing agent by using a contract lawyer instead.

If you know anyone in the book publishing industry, ask them if they know of an agent.

When I ask them why, after years of no success with agents and publishers, they don't just decide to independently publish their books themselves, they mostly give me answers like, «I've always dreamed of publishing my book traditionally,» or, «A deal with a publishing house would make me feel like I made it.»

Children's book writers who want to see their books published often ask if they should seek the help of a literary agent.

People have asked me why I don't pitch my self - published books to agents.

Back when I had an agent, he asked me to put together a sell sheet to send to publishing houses.

If this is becoming the new norm, publishers asking for more rights, paying smaller advances, taking forever to make a decision on buying a manuscript, and delivering less marketing and promotion then expecting authors / agents to pick up the slack, I'm not sure how I'm going to keep convincing my hybrid authors to stay the course with traditional publishers when they are making more money self - publishing.

Now I'm just trying to figure out if I should self - publish or keep submitting to agents (who keep asking for work and then passing, ugh.)

In his first installment, The Change Agents: Amy Tannenbaum, Ashlock asks the highly regarded Simon & Schuster editor to talk about self - publishing titles with which she has done «some exciting work,» books for which she has given demonstrably successful self - publishing authors traditional contracts.

For better or worse, I am not jumping on that bandwagon in terms of setting up my own self publishing arm, so if that's a direction you do want to explore off the bat, do ask an agent about it.

Ask other authors who have published in your genre before and you will get many recommendations for an agent.

Well, my story is that I self - published «Letter to a Prohibitionist» on Amazon because I've come to accept the publishing fact, as demonstrated by numerous works on the subject before mine, that books on the War on Drugs don't sell — and therefore agents don't ask to see the manuscript.

However, if you're working with an agent to publish e-book (or digital - only publishers), you will likely be asked to sign a contract that has a longer term.

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Plus, I want an agent for my collection of essays (Alan, you'd be so proud of my improvements / editing) although now, there are more questions to ask and important things to discover about publishing.