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Inside the Mind of a New Agent

October 6, 2024 //  by Jen Babakhan//  3 Comments

For many aspiring authors, the path to obtaining representation by a literary agent feels elusive and shrouded in mystery. What makes an agent ask for a proposal, and after that, a full manuscript? Why would an agent stop reading all …

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What Are Literary Agents Looking For in a Writer?

May 12, 2024 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  2 Comments

As a writer getting published can be a frustrating task, especially when it comes to finding a literary agent to represent your work. A literary agent plays a crucial role in the publishing process, acting as a bridge between writers …

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Looking Back to Help Others Move Forward

February 20, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  16 Comments

I still remember the day a California Bay Area newspaper featured an article titled “Accidental Author Shares God’s Word.” I smile remembering that it was in the front section of the paper as if this was news. It was true, …

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Authors’ Magical Thinking

June 28, 2020 //  by Janet Grant//  13 Comments

I’m sympathetic regarding what a pain it is to create a proposal. When I was writing books, I felt grumpy when I had to do a proposal. That’s when I dipped into what I call Authors’ Magical Thinking.

That’s when …

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Can You Trust Your Agent?

May 16, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  15 Comments

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Can you trust your agent? Coming alongside a client often puts an agent in the position of saying, “Don’t do that.” Kindly, of course. Or firmly. Depends. Much like the difference between a mother who urges her …

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The Case for the Book Proposal

February 11, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  9 Comments

Last week, Janet Grant wrote about the importance of writing an excellent comparative book section in your book proposal. You can find that post here. Those kind of specifics are invaluable.

But I can almost hear the collective writerly …

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Refining a Proposal

October 26, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  39 Comments

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Writers spend innumerable hours, bags of M&Ms (or baby carrots, but let’s be real), and cups of coffee/tea refining proposals before they’re sent to an agent to send to an editor. refine proposals

Later that afternoon, the agent sends …

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Why Agents Don’t Submit Your Proposal Right Away

November 30, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  14 Comments

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A misconception writers have about agents is that, when a client submits a proposal, the agent downloads it, adds his/her contact info to the submission and blasts it out that same day to every even-vaguely possible …

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3 Wrong Assumptions about Agents

May 10, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  46 Comments

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Agents long have known that clients wish an agent had only one client–that writer. But the truth of the matter is that the agent must sustain a healthy list of clients to make a living. Unless …

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Book Proposals

March 31, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

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Last week we had a review of queries. Today— book proposals. (Because you just can’t get enough of this stuff, right?)

Confession: All my life I’ve been a rule-follower. I obey all posted signs. I follow the …

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