Sentences with phrase «to secure an agent»

The road to getting published used to require securing an agent, submitting proposals, and waiting for some response... and then waiting... and waiting... and waiting.

The classes are designed around learning more about traditional publishing and indie publishing as well as tips on securing an agent.

If your answer is a confident «yes,» you can read here about how to secure an agent who can try to find a publisher for you.

Ensure you have measures in place for consistent and user - friendly hiring processes and to secure agent documentation at your real estate firm.

Given that so many unknown authors now find the challenge of securing an agent agreement or publishing deal overwhelming and resort to self - publishing, can you tell me your thoughts on the likelihood of a self - published work being taken up by a publisher, and your likely response to a submission of a work that has been self - published?

At 36 years old he got his big break when a major show business manager signed him, eventually leading to a significant part in The Witches of Eastwick and finally securing an agent.

Feb 2016 to April 2016 — With no success securing an agent beyond requests to read the full manuscript, I hired an editor at Ireland's top Independent Publishing house — Kazoo — to help excise all remaining «descriptive fat».

Getting Noticed: this panel will explore the many meanings «Getting Noticed» has for writers, from securing an agent and / or publisher, to cultivating a readership using blogs, social media and writing platforms.

Wondering if securing an agent is still somewhat the «holy grail» for breaking into the publishing world or not?

For each amazingly handled book that went through that process, there were probably 100 books of the same calibre that didn't make it past the initial stages of securing an agent or getting their work looked at by acquiring editors.

At the conclusion of his term with the group, he played the lead in A Walk in the Vienna Woods, and secured an agent.

Singer Jerrica Benton (Aubrey Peeples), along with her sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott) and friends Aja (Hayley Kiyoko) and Shana (Aurora Perrineau), form a girl band and secure an agent, Erica Raymond (Juliette Lewis), to help them land a recording deal.

Most of us would like more time to write, but we also know that having a social media presence is crucial to securing an agent or publisher, and essential to those of us who will self - publish or plan to do so in the near future.

Authors seeking a publisher for their work are often frustrated by their inability to secure an agent or to attract the attention of a Big 5 or mid-sized publisher.

«Blogger to Author gives insights into the three criteria for getting a book deal (and how blogging helps), how to secure an agent (and why you need one), the recipe for writing a winning book proposal, the ins and outs of the editorial process, and how to launch your book.

However, I would never put anyone off trying to secure an agent / publishing contract, as of course, it must be wonderful to have a great support system and experts helping you and if you do manage to secure a contract — best of luck, but I am loving my creative freedom.

Or they could be more modest goals to finish your manuscript, secure an agent, sign a publishing contract or sell a certain number of copies.

Aspiring writers no longer have to secure an agent or contract before their work can be read by the masses.

When I secured an agent, I thought I had died and gone to heaven only to discover that he wanted me to make various changes (18 months) before embarking on his sales efforts (another 18 months).

That is the reason I formed My Literary Coach, in order to help authors improve their proposals so that they can secure an agent or nonfiction publisher's editor.

Is it securing an agent, getting published, a midnight release of my book, all leading up to an exclusive interview with Oprah?

While self - publishing once signified that perhaps your book wasn't good enough to get picked up by an established publisher, it's become more commonly understood that people now self - publish simply to avoid the long process of securing an agent and book contract.