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The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Literary Agent [2020]

This is a comprehensive guide to finding and signing a deal with a literary agent for your novel or non-fiction book, so you can launch your writi...

Posted in Guide, Literary Agent, Manuscript, Publishing, Query Letter, Tips

A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published. To find a literary agent, you'll need to send hi...

Posted in Literary Agent, Publishing, Query Letter, Sam Hiyate, Tips

A literary agent is a critical ally in your mission to write a great book and get it published. To find a literary agent, you'll need to send him...

Posted in Literary Agent, Publishing, Query Letter, Sam Hiyate, Tips

By Emily Potter When querying time arrives at last, the thought of plunking “agent” into a search engine and firing off a letter to anyone with a...

Posted in Literary Agent, Publishing, Query Letter, Tips

For this post we interviewed literary agent Ali McDonald. She’s the lead agent specializing in YA (Young Adult) and children’s literature at lite...

Posted in Ali McDonald, Fiction, Literary Agent, Query Letter, Tips, YA, Young Adult