2002 Guide to Literary Agents

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[headline] GET THE AGENT THAT WORKS FOR YOU!

Knowing how to find an agent-one that's right for you and your work-is easy with 2002 Guide to Literary Agents. It provides the names and numbers for hundreds of literary agencies that can get your fiction, nonfiction or screenplay to the editors and publishers who can put your words into print.

Easy-to-reference icons and indexes help you find the agencies that specializes in your type of work, while each entry provides details about who to contact and what they want. You'll also find samples of actual query letters, plus detailed listings for 120 conferences and 20 freelance publicists, along with sound advice for hiring one.

Also provided are invaluable interviews with James Kearns (screenwriter of the 2002 film John Q), Brad Thor (Guide to Literary Agents success-story and author of the thriller The Lions of Lucerne), and agent Jandy Nelson, who advises you on networking at writer's conferences, meeting agents and pitching your book idea.

With more up-to-date agent listings and insider advice than ever before, 2002 Guide to Literary Agents is the book you need to get noticed, get represented and get published!

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Nothing Like It On The Market:

If you are a writer, or an aspiring one, you NEED this book. 90+% of publishers don't take unagented material. This book will help you to find an agent, and help you to get that manuscript you've worked so hard on published.

Nothing Like It On The Market:

If you are a writer, or an aspiring one, you NEED this book. 90+% of publishers don't take unagented material. This book will help you to find an agent, and help you to get that manuscript you've worked so hard on published.

Do you need an agent?:

I'm telling you, these Writer's Digest people really do it right. If you're looking for a literary agent, this is the place to look.

The book starts with articles about getting and working with an agent and interviews with reputable agents and editors. Do you need a New York agent? Should your agent suggest rewrites? Do editors like agents, or is their relationship combative? How can you tell a good agent from a bad agent? Do you even need an agent?

All of these questions and more are answered. You'll... more info

Don't Search for an Agent Without This Guide:

You know you need an agent to shop your work, negotiate your contracts and get your manuscript into doors closed to unrepresented authors. Your next step is to add the "2003 Guide to Literary Agents" to your writer's toolbox.

Articles from industry professionals address the most common issues writers face: do you need an agent, how do you find the right agent and how to avoid bad agents. But these articles also walk you through the entire process of getting an agent - from what to do before you begin... more info

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