Sentences with phrase «reputable agent or publisher»

-LSB-...] Kaufman explains how to find a reputable agent or publisher.

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Whether you choose to self publish through a vanity publisher, or search for an agent to submit your book to reputable companies, or go the route of ebook publishing, the marketing work doesn't fall directly into the lap of the company.

Work on your craft until you can get a yes from a reputable agent or a legitimate publisher.

Why not try submitting to reputable agents (if your goal is publication through one of the large publishers) or to reputable publishers (if you're willing to approach smaller publishers)?

I've lost count of the number of times I've heard (or read) aspiring writers insist that certain agents or publishers have to be reputable because they are listed in the Writer's Market, or the Writer's Handbook — you can insert the title of any of the published guides there.

It's very difficult for a first - time author to get the attention of a traditional publisher or reputable agent.

In order for a self - published book to transition to commercial success — as in, get an offer from a reputable agent and / or a commercial publisher — it must fulfill an essential criteria: it must be publishable (which is a somewhat different thing from whether it's «good» in any conventional sense).

Those against raised the specter of abuse (there are several questionable agents in Writer Beware's files who soak their clients for billable hours while doing little or nothing to place manuscripts with reputable publishers), the loss of agents» entrepreneurial edge if they got paid no matter what (the fact that the agent profits only when the writer does is at the heart of the traditional author - agent relationship); and, of course, the possibility that only wealthy writers could afford to have agents.