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This weekend an agent told me she wants to represent an author of mine and she hasn’t been this excited about a book since she represented two authors whose books became top sellers.
In our conversation, I happened to ask about another proposal a different client had sent in and she hadn’t seen it. Whoops. Turns [...]
Tags: book proposal, how to get published, literary agents, slush pile
People ask me about the process of getting a literary agent. You probably know you need to submit a query (or meet an agent who says, “Yes, I want to see your proposal”), then submit your book proposal (a significant document often 50-80 pages), then wait.
But what’s it like from the inside? I asked Dr. [...]
Tags: Dr. Randy Kamen-Gredinger, getting published, harvard medical school publishing course, Harvard writers, how to find a literary agent, Jeanne Fredericks, literary agents, writing books
I found a response to one of my youtube videos this morning that got me on a roll. After writing a short dissertation in reply, Youtube informed me I only had 500 words to respond. Blog time.
The controversial video is a tongue in cheek joke (and a tad silly). The comment was this:
“Remember, many agents [...]
Tags: book proposal, Literary Agent, literary agents, Michael Larsen, youtube video
A couple of questions came up about literary agents today and I realized it would be a good topic to share with you. It’s easy to get taken advantage of it you don’t know what to look for or even aren’t quite clear on a literary agent’s role.
A student from my most recent Bring Your [...]
Tags: book proposal, book writing classes, conflict of interest, editing, editors, find a good literary agent, how to choose a literary agent, Literary Agent, literary agents, Power Women Magazine, preditors
I recently read Open, Andre Agassi’s autobiography. It’s a great read and I was also struck by how dependent he was on the people on his team. I think that’s true about most successful people–they don’t do it alone. They have great coaches, managers, trainers, strategists, advisers, mentors…
Who are the people on a writer’s team? [...]
Tags: agassi, andre agassi, book coaches, book writing platform, business coaches, coaches, editors, literary agents, mentors, Open, platform, publicists, virtual assistants, writer's team, writing coaches
I’ve been busy going through all the exciting info gleaned from my three days at Harvard Medical School’s publishing course. I’m planning several blog posts on my private conversations with literary agents and publishers on what they’re looking for, the state of publishing, what authors can do, etc.
In the meantime, here’s a quick post (and [...]
Tags: author platform, book proposal, book publishers, branding, build a case to publish a book, convert website visitors, harvard medical school publishing course, how to write a book, literary agents, state of publishing, website e-mail, Writer's Block, Writing in the Zone
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article this weekend addressing the huge advances that publishers will pay for a title that goes to auction. Why, in this economy, are they taking such risks? And how can you have it work to your advantage?
Anita Elberse, author of the article and associate professor at the Harvard [...]
Tags: agents, author platform, bestseller, blockbuster, blockbuster book, book coach, book promotion plan, book proposal, cat lovers, Dewey, Dewey: The Library Cat, dog lovers, get published, how to get published, internet presence, literary agents, mailing list, Marley and Me, public speaking, publicity, publish a book, publishers, publishing house, seven figure advance, six figure advance, write a bestseller, writing coach
I recently received the brochure for the 2009 course, Publishing Books, Memoirs and Other Creative Nonfiction, which is offered March 26-28 at Boston’s Fairmont Copley Hotel. Several of my writing coaching clients have told me they’ll be there. Will you?
Even if you’re not a medical professional or health writer, I can think of a whole [...]
Tags: book publisher, Dr. Julie Silver, get published, harvard medical school publishing course, Herb Benson, how to get published, how to write a book, Julie Silver, Literary Agent, literary agents, literaryagents, meet literary agents, publishing course, writing coach
Aspiring authors often ask me whether it’s important to have a literary agent. My answer, as an experienced writing coach, is always yes. Recently, that answer really hit home when my client, Dr. Ellen Weber Libby, e-mailed me to say that her agent, Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary Agency, had not only found [...]
Tags: agents, Barbara Ganim, best literary agent, Ellen Weber Libby, Favorite Child, find a literary agent, literary agency, Literary Agent, literary agents, Publishing Contract, Regina Brooks, Serendipity Literary Agency
