From
seeking agent representation or legal insights before embarking on publication, to fundraising for a book project, from choosing the right distribution outlets and strategic marketing tools to planning for the next book launch, PubSmart has answers to help you customize your own roadmap for success.
PubSmart will serve the needs of emerging authors, from
seeking agent representation or legal insights before embarking on their book project, to fundraising for a book project, to choosing the right publishing outlet (s) to strategic marketing of a book.
Self - published authors who aren't
seeking agent representation can still benefit from a writers conference.
Not exact matches
Established literary
agents are often the most
sought out by authors wanting literary
representation.
For example, you don't need to tell
agents: you're
seeking representation, your book is available for
representation, you'd be happy to work with them, or you're willing to send them more material.
Ready to
seek a literary
agent for
representation?
Nine times out of ten, when I'm advising authors
seeking representation, I tell them I'd prefer a book
agent in NYC — but there are also many successful publishing
agents elsewhere.
«I had sent out query letters to a few
agents seeking representation, but got rejected fairly quickly.
Seeking representation is exactly what I plan to do with the standalone novel I'm currently writing, and I'm hoping to find an
agent who will wipe my tears and then tell me to snap out of it.
Be respectful of their schedules and don't expect to hear from them every week, but if regular communication with your
agent is a recurring and serious issue, then perhaps it's time to consider
seeking representation elsewhere.
Go ahead with whatever publication plans you have for your book, whether self - publication,
seeking a commercial publisher, or soliciting literary
agents for
representation.
Where fiction is concerned, authors
seeking the
representation of a literary
agent are usually required to put together a manuscript proposal, typically consisting of the three opening chapters of their book, plus a query letter with a short synopsis.
If you write novels or memoir, you shouldn't
seek representation until you have at least one finished, polished book — and most
agents would prefer two.
True, when
seeking a traditional publishing book deal or
agent representation for an as yet unpublished book, the questions about current sales are irrelevant.
There was a flurry of newsgroup posts recently about
agents from writers who were (or thought they were) ready to
seek representation.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareDear Hopeful Writer, Today I received your snail mail query, beginning: Dear
agent, I am
seeking your
representation on my [title redacted] novel.
Nor are we a literary
agent - we are unable to offer any recommendations or make referrals in relation to you
seeking any form of
representation with a publisher.
Eventually, there is going to be an
agent specializing in foreign rights sales who starts
seeking out successful self publishers to offer
representation for foreign rights sales.
That's why doing good research when it comes to
seeking out
representation is vital: there's no point going through all the work of writing your manuscript and submitting, only to end up with an
agent that doesn't properly represent you or your manuscript.
Agents and publishers are
seeking out self - pubbed authors with offers or
representation or publishing deals.
A literary
agent answers readers» questions — from how seriously
agents consider a writer's previous sales to how to responsibly
seek new
representation.
Many of the published authors I know have
sought representation elsewhere, such as the US or UK, or have attracted the attention of editors via competitions and only become
agented once they have a publisher's interest, and yet several of these have become internationally best - selling authors — though their names continue to be barely recognised in Australia, except by devoted fans.
So, if it's just about sheer number of readers, when I query you or any
agent,
seeking representation, it's okay to count approx. 86,000 free downloads of my books in addition to the 42,000 paid ones — because after all, it's a football - sized stadium worth of readers.
You mentioned — A WGP book is promoted on three Amazon pages in rotation with other WGP books for a period of thirty days — I wonder whether this advertising will be worth writer's time she would spend
seeking an
agent's
representation.
It doesn't matter if you've already worked with top literary
agents in the past and you're now
seeking new
representation — or if you're just getting started.
Literary
Agents — I am currently
seeking representation for Radio Echo, an upmarket novel set in 1940s Northern Italy.
Full service literary agency
seeks an independent literary
agent for
representation to book publishers located in New York.
If you are attending a conference specifically to
seek representation, research the
agents beforehand to see if you would actually want to work with them (and them with you — most
agents focus on a specific genre).
REALTOR ® B told Client X that he did not wish to interfere in any way with Client X's present
representation agreement with Realtor ® A, but that if Client X intended to
seek another
agent when his present listing agreement with REALTOR ® A terminated, he would like to discuss the possibility of listing Client X's property.
Therefore, the mere posting of a listing, based on as you state elsewhere within your post, would therefore equate to
representation in some form (as yet to be defined), if only in the implied state, if a company / brokerage /
agent is required to do due diligence as you suggest (and not just take for granted that what the seller says is true)-- having
sought out whether or not the material supplied by a seller is both accurate / truthful and therefore to be relied upon as «presented» by the listing only apparatus.
Open houses remain a fruitful option for
agents to sell homes, but more importantly, to meet prospective clients face to face who are still
seeking representation.
«We are providing listing
agents and brokers with exposure for their listings via visible credit on our listing pages, and we streamline the process for buyers
seeking to obtain buy - side broker
representation by matching and connecting them together for showings and to facilitate offers and listings.
If you do not agree to your
agent acting as a dual
agent, you can ask that another
agent in our company be assigned to represent you or you can
seek representation from another brokerage.