Tag: literary agents
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September 23, 2009 03:14 PM EDT --
I haven't been around much lately, (I've been so busy I can't see straight) but as of today, had some news which is too good not to share.
A prominent, well-respected literary agent has, today, requested . . .
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September 06, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
Published romance author Rachel Chase just announced the 2007 Chase the Dream writing contest on her blog. For those who aren't familiar with it, this is a free writing contest with some terrific prizes. . . .
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March 19, 2008 10:22 AM EDT --
I sent my manuscript to The Writer's Literary Agency in my quest for an agent. Now, after attending Omega Con and listening to authors and publishers, I have definitely been leaning toward small . . .
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July 11, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
Do I Need a Literary Agent? Two Words: Hell Yeah.
The definitive way to separate oneself from being 'a waiter who writes on the side' to 'a published writer' is to land an agent . . .
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March 02, 2007 04:17 PM EST --
For the first three years I owned a computer, the phrases most logged into the search engine were “literary agents” and “how to find one.” Occasionally I dropped . . .
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June 06, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
My book is more than halfway done and I know where it's heading. As such, I'm starting to think about the query process. You can see my "first crack at a synopsis" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977021571 . . .
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February 16, 2008 04:52 PM EST --
Have any of you ever looked for an agent for non-fiction? It seems a lot harder than trying to find one for fiction, but I need an agent. I have a manuscript I really want to get published, so that I . . .
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February 21, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
I thought it couldn’t be done. Write a query with another author? Someone who has a distinctly different voice than mine? Impossible. We’d clash. We’d argue. Neither of us would . . .
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November 27, 2006 09:27 PM EST --
If your goal is to become published in the traditional manner, you had better be willing to do things differently than you might have previously dreamed about. Even if you are self-publishing . . .
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October 10, 2007 09:35 AM EDT --
Hello again! Well here we are, the last habit. I hope this series has been helpful to you. It’s the most detailed and time-consuming non-fiction article I’ve written to date. It’s been . . .
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December 06, 2008 07:28 AM EST --
Rejection. Oh, how it stings. Most of us have been through it - plenty. Seeking jobs, college admissions, love, or publication for our books. It hurts. Destroys our self image. For a while, . . .
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November 27, 2006 10:09 PM EST --
There are several ways to look at inevitable change. Three choices are the most obvious and the ones that nearly everyone chooses from. Variations of these three exist to fit people, degree of change and . . .
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September 17, 2007 12:15 PM EDT --
Hello again! I hope you're enjoying this series. I've had a number of people contact me, letting me know it's helping them. I'm grateful for the feedback. Please, if you have questions . . .
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February 04, 2009 01:45 PM EST --
Hi Gather Books Members-
For those of you who are considering finding a literary agent, here's a short post on beginning the process.
www.theauthorsassistant.blogspot.com/2009/02/literary-agents.html . . .
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September 26, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --
I used to really not like Donald Maass, an author, literary agent and lecturer on the art and craft of writing. He had a habit of saying things that annoy writers, like, “Who cares?” and “How . . .
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September 05, 2006 05:17 AM EDT --
I published this first as a reference, but due to comments showing this agency is not reliable, I am leaving the post as a warning.
While searching for Christian literary agents, I was directed . . .
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November 20, 2006 09:34 PM EST --
I had just spent twenty-something hours polishing my manuscript so that it would look shiny in my literary agent's hands. I must tell you, I'm worn out and need a diversion. And what would that . . .
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February 15, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
One of the most famous lines in all of fiction was the opening of Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times...”
As a debut novelist, . . .
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July 19, 2008 04:01 PM EDT --
An agent I had met at Windycon 34 left the agency he was with, so I googled him and ran across a website that looks like a very helpful resource for writers. It's called LitMatch and does . . .
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July 13, 2007 04:42 AM EDT --
Linda Eschler is the author of The Strawberry Fairies Save Sandcastle Island, the first in a new series of delightful stories for children, issued through Publish America. The tale revolves around the . . .
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