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I am a reader for a Literary Agent. AMA. : r/writing - Reddit

The key is simple. To get an agent to notice you, all you need to do is write a pitch (called a query letter), look at Query Tracker for a list ...

What I learned while reading for an agent. | Writers In The Storm

“Strong writing, great story, but I just didn't love it.” Any writer who's had a manuscript on submission with an agent and received a similar ...

How I Got My Literary Agent - Aspiring Author

It is essentially a sales pitch: proof that you can write a good query letter hook that will intrigue agents and get them to read more. Fortuitously, I am a ...

How to contact am author on Amazon? | Writing Forums

My books are published through and for sale on Amazon. I'm not aware of any "back door" through which readers or prospective readers can contact ...

Agent AMA: where to find literary agents to submit to ... - Instagram

Welcome to the new clients I've signed over the past few months!! I've been extending my reach into new genres, and increasing my number of ...

How to Land an Agent for a Self-Published Book | Jane Friedman

If interested, the agent will closely scrutinize the work on Amazon and Goodreads—and probably thoroughly research your online presence—so make ...

Should I publish my novel on Amazon or submit to an agent? - Quora

Try the literary agents first but be aware that less than 1 in 16 is accepted. Submit to ten or more agents at once too - it may take a while to ...

How Do I Become A Literary Agent? - Nathan Bransford - The Forums

... Amazon/similar websites. I, as a reader, can't get most of the books I want (especially YA) because bookstores haven't imported them/they're ...

Can I pitch to agents a novel that I have already self-published on ...

It is possible to pitch a novel that you have already self-published on Amazon to literary agents. However, it is important to understand that ...

How to Break into Freelance Reading by Jennifer Wright

For this reason, many agencies use freelance readers. The duties of a freelance reader are fairly straightforward. You read through the manuscript, and then ...

How to Find a Literary Agent for Your Book | Jane Friedman

If you write fiction, the agent will want to see the full manuscript (assuming you're an unpublished or unproven fiction writer). If you write ...

Should you find a literary agent or self publish your novel? (Pssst—th

... reader format and listed on Amazon. More and more, indie is being used interchangeably with self-publishing. For the sake of this article ...

Kristin Nelson - Nelson Literary Agency

My goal as an agent is simple: I want every client of mine to make a living solely from writing and 90% of my authors do without help from any other source ...

How readers found my novel in the Amazon haystack - BookBrunch

Back in 2006, when I started my first book, The Letter, I was naive enough to believe that I would have literary agents queuing round the block ...

Writers/Editors/Agents. - Facebook

This group was created to perfect every aspect of writing, from the mere concept to the completion of your book; working together to fulfill dreams and satisfy ...

Publishing Scam Alerts - The Authors Guild

Legitimate publishers rarely approach authors unsolicited, especially not for books already available on Amazon. They also don't typically ...

What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel: Advice from Literary ...

No one reads more prospective novel beginnings than literary agents. They're the ones on the front lines — sifting through inboxes and slush ...

When Upmarket Fiction Doesn't Work (For Me)

As I was reading Lessons in Chemistry, I kept thinking of Amazon Prime series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Both the book and the show feature ...

Why I Signed With A New York Literary Agent | The Creative Penn

... Amazon, Kobo and BookBaby to get my books into the hands of readers. ... I'm reading your Blueprint and wish you well with your agent. My ...

How to Write a Query Letter That Wows Literary Agents + Template

Why you need a killer query. Exactly what agents look for as they skim their slush pile. The #1 secret to getting an agent's attention. How ...


Dubliners

Book by James Joyce https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2G7NAYUHnTdsqiO6yZNZw4DKAUXUgTFb20q6pZNBOI0t9KRnr

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

The Three Musketeers

Novel by Alexandre Dumas https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcToZpHCbHksG7VZPEtYOSryVRvBL5nrRLUc8eVIEU1rEp-DyjUk

The Three Musketeers is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is the first of the author's three d'Artagnan Romances.

The Art of War

Book by Sun Tzu https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSMcsNbxVzfFf74uY8Hmp-HJ2pTzGpdRmqvTMVChbqwiAgqEjB

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, is composed of 13 chapters.

Robinson Crusoe

Novel by Daniel Defoe https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDM80zJrw-sfluNbHCfDICF4E62BGp176vw_s8-r9VsTpKpz_P

Robinson Crusoe is an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. Written with a combination of epistolary, confessional, and didactic forms, the book follows the title character after he is cast away and spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescued.

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet and author https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDj12k6mX4vfmH_JamGVChgeUP3DjW39R4GJpoj31JfmxzEsE_

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry".

Père Goriot

Novel by Honoré de Balzac https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2Uty48DGT3hyFGvuCSa4ZZt5YvfhT0QdKn4r04n9KRocdDsjL

Le Père Goriot is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac, included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine.