Sentences with phrase «to land a literary agent»

Through relationships I've made in the last year I've begun to receive regular freelance magazine work and soon hope to finally land a literary agent.

I'd like to get those off the ground and land a literary agent in Hollywood to represent my screenwriting interests.

The odds of landing a literary agent — which is required, if you want to have your novel shopped to most traditional publishing houses — are about 1 in 1,000.

Episode 2 discussed paranormal fiction writing, outlining your novel, and the dos and don'ts for landing a literary agent.

I ask because a friend of mine just went through nearly 4 years before the book got out there: the author spent a year of query letter rejections before finally landing a literary agent; then it took a year of submissions for the agent to land a publisher; then it took well over a year for the book to get on the publisher's schedule for launch date.

Here you'll find articles on the traditional route of publishing: querying and landing a literary agent, revising, editing, going on submission, and getting published.

That most hallowed and sought after milestone for authors pursuing the traditional publishing route — landing a literary agent — is not always the golden ticket we think it's going to be.

Before self - publishing became a legitimate, viable option, aspiring authors had only one choice: land a literary agent — a daunting task, since an agent could possibly receive up to 20,000 query letters a year.

More and more writers are hiring their own developmental editors, whether they plan to self - publish their book or hope to land a literary agent and go for a book deal with a traditional publisher.

GalleyCat rounds up several pitch letters that succeeded in landing a literary agent; the New York Times reports small bookstores appear to be thriving; the Wall Street Journal picks its favorite novels of 2012, including Shani Boianjiu's The People of Forever Are Not Afraid; and other news.