Review for Guide To Literary Agents

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	• 2006 Guide To Literary Agents (Guide to Literary Agents)(Revised & Updated 15th Annual Edition) Writer's Digest Books, 2005 - 362 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Caveat Scriptor

This book will help you locate agents. What happens to you after that is up to you. Literary agents are probably the most misnamed hucksters on the planet. Probably 10% of the people who call themselves literary agents in united states are people who make a living from the agent's percentage of books they sell to publishers for authors, or agent's percentages of film rights they sell for authors. The other 90% are scam artists. This book claims to list only those who do not charge fees and are members of the AAR, which I hope is true, but anyone with a book who is looking for an agent to place it for them should take everything any of these people say with a grain of salt until you are absolutely sure there are no hidden fees, which is the actual way the charlatans make a living. (...) Fee chargers never sell a book, have never sold a book, and will never sell a book, and wouldn't know the first thing about selling a book. That is because they make their living from fees they charge hopeful, yet gullible, authors who have put their hearts and souls into writing a book. These "agents" know that most people who write a book are willing to invest a few hundred dollars for the chance to be published. That's all they need to know, and they take that few hundred from hundreds of people, and you can do that math in your head. Why would someone making $50,000 to $100,000 for simply sending out sensitive and caring rejection letters bother trying to actually crack the almost impossible world of publishing? Caveat Scriptor indeed.

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Excellent resource for writers!

This is an excellent resource for writers looking for a agent. It is clearly organized, and the indexes are very helpful at narrowing down the vast list of entries.

In the next edition, I would like to see an even more organized listing format - some agents gave helpful information, such as response times to queries, while others did not, and it was not always presented in the same location in the entry. That is one example.

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Find an Agent and Some Good Advice

This is an extremely valuable resource for writers that have never worked with an agent before. The book provides information on many agencies, as well as helpful advice on the "who, when, and why" questions we all have.

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Review for Guide To Literary Agents

I found that the information in this book really helped and guided me search for an agent. The book was user friendly by showing which agents were accepting new writers, what types of books they were interested in and by having a good and bad copy of query letters and synopsis'. This helped with my writing a correct query letter and I was able to avoid sending scripts to agents that would not be interested in my type of story. Very informative and I highly recommend it, especially for a new author,

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This annual, comprehensive directory provides writers with the information they need to find the best agent for their work. The 2006 guide includes:

-Complete, annually updated contact information to more than 600 non-fee-charging agents, all who adhere to the ethical guidelines established by the Association of Author Representatives and the Writers Guild of America

-Insider interviews with top agents, including Evan Marshall, Ann Rittenberg, and Donald Maass

-Invaluable new articles on writing conferences, researching agents' web sites and fees, screenwriting secrets, and more

With book publishing becoming even more driven by agents, this guide will continue to be an essential tool for writers who want to get published.

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