Writers need agents for many reasons, Meredith Bernstein begins, and foremost among them is that the “agent hand-picks the right person to read your work.”
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Naming Your Baby: You Can Judge A Book By Its Title
"People who say you can't judge a book by its cover have never aimed to sell one." Naming Your Baby: You Can Judge A Book By Its Title By Jim Hornfischer, Agent for The Literary Group International and Former New York Book Editor As I go...
Five Essential Clues For Authors On Correct Police Procedures
"Getting all the procedures right will make your story more credible." Five Essential Clues For Authors on Correct Police Procedures By Dan Byram, Retired Undercover Cop You've just written a tense mystery or suspense novel. The super- sleuth hero...
How To Write Great Queries Without Resorting To Threats, Bribery or Coercion
"If NO ONE offers you representation, there's either something wrong with your query letter or your manuscript. Figure it out and fix it." How to Write Great Queries Without Resorting to Threats, Bribery or Coercion By Wendy Keller, ForthWrite Literary...
Harlequin Editor Defines the Elusive Query Letter
"If you can't tell us the concept, you're probably not ready to submit." Harlequin Editor Defines The Elusive Query Letter Highlights of a DFW Writers Workshop Seminar NOVEMBER, 1996 DALLAS/FORT WORTH -- It is the nagging question every writer...
What To Do After You Sign The Publisher’s Contract
" There are ways in which every author can substantialy remedy the endemic problems (of becoming published)." What To Do After You Sign The Publisher's Contract Jeff Herman, respected New York agent and author of Insider's Guide To Book Editors,...
Why Do Editors Reject Books
"The greatest mistake many authors make is to be too calculating." Why Do Editors Reject Books By Thomas J. Colgan Senior Editor, Berkley Publishing Let's face it. Publishing isn't rocket science. And thank goodness it doesn't require any...
The Writer’s Passion, Power and Profit
"A writer has the power to inspire and educate, to change lives and the course of the world..." The Writer's Passion, Power and Profit From Jo Ann Hamlin's welcoming remarks to the 14th Annual Southwest Writers Workshop Conference August, 1996,...
Advice To Aspiring Young Writers
Advice To Aspiring Young Writers Noted Science Fiction/Fantasy author, and educational television host, Jeffrey A.Carver offers tips to the aspiring young writer "Truth is a matter of the imagination." --Ursula K. LeGuin "I only write when I am...
Common Questions Writers Ask Me About Literary Agents:
"Most agents are hungry for that golden 2%. . . You must be the first to believe that you're a two-percenter, and then you must invariably portray yourself that way..." Common Questions Writers Ask Me About Literary Agents: Jeff Herman, respected...
