Sentences with phrase «read agent blogs»

I've read agent blogs that say not to bother mentioning, in a query, that your manuscript has been professionally edited because they'll have no idea if it was done by a reputable editor or not.

I read agent blogs partly because I'm still open to being a hybrid author instead of straight - up indie.

Not exact matches

And like turmeric (which most of you know is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent if you read my blogs), Ginger also anti-inflammatory properties, in addition to to tons of other benefits (beyond digestion!).

One thing that really concerns me about trad publishing is the idea your agent will read your blog.

Attending and / or participating in trade shows and conferences, etc. (see below) Reading industry newsletters and blogs Publishers Marketplace Publishers Weekly Monitoring media World news and trends National news and trends Niche news and trends Reading books / articles about the industry and / or craft of writing Reading books in genres the agent represents, written by authors he or she doesn't represent

Did I read correctly last week on Feedblitz, the Guide to Literary Agents Blog, that you're going to do an interview on August 12?

Read the Writer's Digest's Guide to Literary Agents Blog for introductions to new agents, submission tips andAgents Blog for introductions to new agents, submission tips andagents, submission tips and more.

How do literary agents who blog, tweet and carouse online find the time to do the real work of agenting: reading, hobnobbing with editors, reading some more and making great book deals for their clients?

by Anne R. Allen I recently read on an agent's blog, «Nobody's looking for War and Peace.»

Everyone in the industry, it seemed, read those blogs, and many of the writers / agents / organizations vowed to do something.

That agent (having previously read my blog) promised the agency was aware of the problem and was «handling it.»

Constant rewriting my work according to what I'd read on an agent's blog or heard an editor say at a conference.

Recently I read an interesting comment on the article Literary agents open the door to self - published writers by Alan Rinzler and published on his blog, The Book -LSB-...]

In the unlikely event that you're not already reading the masterful blog of literary agent Nathan Bransford, I seriously recommend it.

Also read blogs like this one by veteran authors and agents.

Even as you read this biographical blurb, a fourth and somewhat lighter novel, Henry & Biggs — a political vampire thriller about a literary agent and his pet Beagle (yes, you read that correctly)-- is currently in the works and the first dozen chapters have been posted on the Owen Thomas Fiction Blog.

We'd read in your blog how long it might take to get an agent who'd risk representing an unknown author with no track record, and didn't want to wait a year or more for a traditional publisher.

a blog post I read this morning from an agent discussing the role of agents in the current world of publishing

I started reviewing books because agents and editors at writers» conferences said we need blogs, and reading is my first love anyway.

Pile on top of that a blog post I read this morning from an agent discussing the role of agents in the current world of publishing and, well, my head has exploded again.

He's a prescient guy and I hope lots of agents read his blog).

Hopefully, they'll start to read the blogs of agents and agencies and see the publishing world is changing.

It got me two more publishers, an agent, and a blog partner I'd admired since she was on the NYT bestseller list and I was a wannabe actress reading Ruth Harris novels in the greenroom of a little theater in Southern California.

Earlier this week I read an enlightening post at Jennifer Represents, the blog of literary agent Jennifer Laughran.

I don't have time to summarize the entire panel here (and you don't have time to read a summary of the entire panel), but I did want to tackle the issue of timing, a common question among book publicists, authors, agents and others in the publishing industry, and one that we discussed last night: in order to most effectively promote a book, when do you begin setting up social networking profiles / blogs / websites?

After much stalking on Queryshark, plenty of reading on Agent Query Connect.com, trawls through many agent / editor blogs and being rejected 100 % of the time when I started my own query letters that way, I am confident when I tell you: DO N'T START WITH PERSONALIZATION.

I wish I would have read the following advice from Jane's blog before submitting to agents:

And then I remembered, I had an agent, a great agent, I wrote great books (so all the rejecting editors told me) and yes, you are right, self pub has given my stories a voice and an ear and the chance to be read, when they otherwise would have still been gathering dust on my hard drive, yet, on the other hand this is hard, REALLY HARD, it is SO hard to find your way to a readership as a SP, with limited funds (dwindling)... and the glimmer of trad pub — with their power to splash your name around established circles of readers, and their ability to secure a great number of reviews where, as a self pub, doors have been slammed in my face — becomes temptingly shiny again, (it's like childbirth, you forget all the painful stuff with time)... and it all gets very tempting... almost tempting enough to consider sacrificing one work JUST one artistic premise for the trade off of visibility... and then perhaps, just perhaps THEN, my SP efforts will finally sprout wings... but then I hear you and other say, it wasn't worth it, you'd never do it again, and I sigh... And then I wake up the next morning and think of packing it all in, and going to work for Walmart and steady shitty pay... lol And then along comes this blog post.

I've gone so far as to change my blog URL because I'm tired of reading writer's blogs of those who desperately submit their work to literary agents.

So the first thing I did was read everything I could find on Sam Morgan, from his blog to any mentions of him on any forum I could find (apparently finding an agent is a bit like stalking,) and the second thing I did was throw out my standard form query letter, the one I'd been sending to everyone minus a name change and a few personalized touches to prove I didn't have a standard query form letter.

The Shatskin Files is a must - read, as is this hilarious blog post, How many agents does it take to screw in a light bulb?

«I've got great reviews, I'm on social media, and I send out a newsletter — just like [my publisher / agent / a blog guru / this book I read] told me to: why isn't my book selling?

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All you have to do is read their news blog to find enforcement actions by their special agents.

I would never send a ms. to an agent without having had my stuff read a million times by different eyes, which is of course the great point of putting it out there on a blog, you get free input from potential readers.

Are any literary agents reading this blog?

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Is described as «the most popular patent law blog and a daily read for thousands of attorneys and agents from every major IP firm, innovative corporation, and TC at the USPTO.»

But when Company Z reads an employee blog post saying «We are wrong on this (to become an agent of a government and censor an entire blogger's work)» what would most do?

However, I'm not contracted with them, so I'd like to ask a NY Life agent who reads my blog to help contribute to this article and confirm this in the comment section.

He read the blog from the local board about making square footage mandatory and had an epiphany: If agents are required to physically measure square footage, wouldn't that eliminate an out - of - town agent from listing a house?

You should read Jack Locke's blog, very interesting reading and it should be shared immediately, so fellow agents can realise what The Commish is up to.

Some example of good habits are: consistently following up with old leads, keeping in touch with fellow network investors / contractors / lenders / agents you meet to stay relevant, and continuing to learn from reading books, blogs, and websites to create an advantage for you to succeed.»

I very much enjoy reading your blog and learning from such an experienced agent.

Leslie White, a realty agent with Redfin brokerage in Washington, suggests visiting school fairs and school open houses, reading parent blogs and chatting with parents at local farmers» markets to learn more about schools.

I think that a lot of them have interesting things to say, and I do read some of the blogs on Active Rain, but I have no idea why an agent would spend a lot of time blogging to other agents.

READING those agent - to - agent blogs might be productive activity for an agent looking to learn some new tricks, but WRITING a blog?

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