Sentences with phrase «right agent or editor»

I've often blogged about the importance of conferences, but usually I've talked about the fact that you meet editors and agents there, you learn how to behave like a professional, you get great training, and eventually you meet exactly the right agent or editor and make exactly the right pitch at the right time and you get the break you need and suddenly you get published.

Not exact matches

For newbies you are right as every new author needs to write, write, write for at least four years, time it takes to get a PhD in Letters before even submitting material to an agent or editor, but once any writer KNOWS intuitively that his or her novel is as good or better than James Patterson (pretty easy to better this guy) and he or she has had the novel vetted by a good independent editor / ghost writer like myself, the ebooks are the way to go, period.

And if you want to traditionally publish, you'll be disappointed when agents or acquisitions editors reject your project because they feel the time is not yet right.

-- Tips, steps, resources on traditional publishing: how to find the right publisher, how to find a literary agent; how to pitch an agent or editor in person or in writing;

Query letters are a one page - yes, that is right, one page business letter that you are sending off to an editor, agent or publisher.

If we're traditionally published, we might have help from our agent, editor, or publisher in coming up with the right messaging for our story (or we might not).

The more you know going in, the more prepared you'll be to talk intelligently with the agent or editor, ask the right questions, and look like the professional you are.

The key is sending the right editor or the right agent the right book idea at the right time.

Other times, they send the acquiring editor or foreign rights agent the information, and the money goes to a different address or even a different company, which makes life loads of fun for all involved!)

Here are the pros of querying an agent and / or an editor: The money flows right to you with no upfront costs.

The popular game show for writers returns, so step right up and pitch your novel, screenplay, memoir or any other idea to our panel of agents and editors.

Each October, the world's largest annual trade fair for books draws thousands of publishers, editors and agents from around the world, who are all attempting to buy or sell rights in books that have sold strongly in their respective home territories.

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If you've met the agent at a writers» conference or similar event, or if another author or editor has referred you, mention that right up front.

Agents bring three basic experience sets to the table: Connections or contacts with publishers» editors Knowledge of writing, books, publishing, contracts, and selling subsidiary rights Ability to work with both writers and editors — to keep everything moving forward -LSB-...]

Finally, I must stress that the paths she enumerates are interesting but if the writing is not good enough for someone to pay you, either the writing is not ready (almost universally the case) or it has not found the right agent and editor.