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1.	Bookmarks: 0	Stepping Stones, Ladders And Bridges. Start small work your way up. Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. Climb the ladder one rung at a time. Get your foot in the door and the rest will follow. Well worn platitudes all. But what does it have to do with writing?Many writers think that the secret to getting published by a major house is working their way up. Write a book, get it published by a vanity/utility publisher and that’s the first rung on the ladder to success....
2.	Bookmarks: 15	Scams, Schemes, And Shams: Who Can An Author Trust? Authors in their quest to get published can fall victim to scams. Here's a few tips to help you avoid the traps. Online Matching Services and Email Blast ProgramsThese services, for a fee, put your query letter, synopsis and first chapter online. Acquisition editors and literary agents then have the opportunity to peruse the offerings. You have to ask yourself if you truly believe that the average literary agent, who receives 1100 unsolicited queries a year, has th...
3.	Bookmarks: 0	How To Find A Literary Agent -- Or How They Find You How to find a literary agent is the first lesson new authors must learn. Is is hopeless? Do you have to be published to find a literary agent? Fortunately the answer is no.We asked over 60 successful literary agents:Where Do Agents Find Clients?Referral from one of their other clients 39%Direct contact by the writer 33%Referral from editors and publishers 9%Referral from other authors not their clients 8%Referrals from other agents 5%Attendance at write...
4.	Bookmarks: 5	Excuse Me, Are You A Literary Agent? I have lived in New York City my entire life. I often feel privileged to be a part of the energy and magic of this Mecca of celebrity. Under the semi privileged dome of my existence, I encounter the rich and famous at every turn. When I was a teenager, I crossed paths with Jerry Lewis in Times Square and bumped elbows once with Marvin Gaye. As a passionate college student of Cinema Studies, I dined across the room from Woody Allen and stopped to compliment his latest film...
5.	Bookmarks: 3	A Bad Literary Agent Can Be Worse Than No Agent At All. Types of things to watch out for with agents:* Charging the author a fee up front, to be accepted as a client. Can be called a reading fee, or a monthly "office expenses" charge. The best agents, and most successful ones, only charge a percentage fee of royalties the author earns, typically 15%. Suppose a realtor charged you a fee to come over and tour your house before getting the listing? How quickly would you show that realtor the door. . .* Charging back unusually...
6.	Bookmarks: 0	Finding A Literary Agent You Can Work With So you have finally finished writing the book for which you toiled so hard and just like your newborn, is very close to your heart? And you thought that you have crossed the biggest hurdle? Well now comes the tougher part, which is to get your book printed and making it see the light of the day. For this, you would need the services of a book agent. Not just any book agent, but also someone who is good at his work. There are many kinds of literary agents and hence you have to...