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Writers' & Artists' Guide to How to Hook an Agent: Q&A Help and Advice for Authors(Writers' and Artists')


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The W&A Guide to How to Hook an Agent is the definitive guide to putting together a manuscript submission and attracting the attention of a literary agent. Structured around a series of real-life questions raised at Writers' & Artists' successful 'How to Hook an Agent' events, this lively and accessible Q&A guide provides everything an unpublished writer needs to know about seeking the representation of a literary agent. Full of practical detail and examples of good and bad practice, it covers: · Responses to over 180 questions asked by writers about getting an agent · How to research and approach an agent · The key ingredients of a submission · How to draft a successful covering letter · What to expect when working with an agent · The agent-publisher relationship · Contracts, rights and royalties This unique guide is suitable for writers of fiction and non-fiction and writing across different genres and age ranges.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I: The role of the literary agent What Are Literary Agents and What Do They Do? Literary Agents and the Publishing Industry The Author–Agent Relationship: Finding A Literary Agent Part II: The submission process Is My Manuscript Ready? Submitting a Manuscript The Covering Letter The Synopsis The Opening Chapters Part III: Following submission In Between Submissions Dealing with Rejection and Starting Over Offers of Representation Working with a Literary Agent Contracts, Rights and Royalties Keep Going Glossary Question Index General Index

About the Author :
James Rennoldson has a degree in Journalism and English Literature from the University of Central Lancashire and a MA in Novel Writing from Brunel University. He is the Senior Digital Product Manager for Writers & Artists in which role he has developed and added to the number and success of events and courses that W&A offer to our ever-expanding and loyal community of writers and readers.

Review :
Replaced the intimidation and fear with hope and understanding. Offered advice in a friendly, un-intimidating manner. For the first time I understand exactly what needs to go in the submission letter and the synopsis.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781472970060
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Yearbooks
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Writers' and Artists'
  • ISBN-10: 1472970063
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2020
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Sub Title: Q&A Help and Advice for Authors


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