Literary Agents

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   dragonlady1967posted 14 years ago

   Just finished my book and want to find a reputable publisher.  I keep being told I have to find a literary Agent to intervene for me with the good publishing houses.  How do you find one, and/or any suggestions are much appreciated.

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      megs78posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Buy Writers Market (newest version).  They have lists of agents, publishing houses, addresses, tips on how to get noticed, etc.  Its a lot of work though, so don't get discouraged right off the bat.  Keep plugging away at it.

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         dragonlady1967posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         thank you so much megs78.  I appreciate any ideas and help.  :-)

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      tmbridgelandposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Go to agentquery.com to find a very long list of reputable agents. You can search for an appropriate agent by genre of your book.
      
      Querying takes a long time and lots of work. Keep at it, you may have to send out a hundred queries to get noticed.
      
      There are lots of sites online to teach you to query. Try queryshark.com to see examples of good and bad queries.

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         dragonlady1967posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks....I will try this :-)

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   ChristinaScibonaposted 14 years ago

   self-publishing is also an option if you do not want to find an agent...amazon self-publishes along with tons of other places.  Good luck!

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      dragonlady1967posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Self publishing I can make as many books as I want at a time right?

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   Flightkeeperposted 14 years ago

   If there's a writer's group in your town you might want to ask them for any tips about finding a reputable literary agent.

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      dragonlady1967posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Cool!  thanks.  I will check into this.  thanks

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   LindaJMposted 14 years ago

   Just curious! When you say you "just finished" your book, do you mean you finished the first draft, or, have you already revised it a few times?

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   AdeleCosgroveBrayposted 14 years ago

   It's also well worth taking a look at the Writers Beware site, which lists disreputable agencies and publishers.
   
   Other sources of useful information are current writers magazines and The Artists' & Writers' Yearbook.
   
   Self-publishing is very rarely taken seriously by the professional industry.

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