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An overview of the self-publishing benefits and when to hire a literary agent.

If you're an aspiring author, then you've probably read plenty of articles about finding, enticing and keeping a literary agent, but do you know the primary job of a literary agent?

Literary agents are the middle men you don't want to cut out. Read this article to gain insight into finding a literary agent.

Here is a guide with some practical tips on how to land a literary agent.

Depending on your manuscript and its intended market, your past writing credits, and other factors, it is possible that you may not need a literary agent at all.

Finding a literary agent can be an iffy endeavor. Reduce your chances of being disappointed or scammed. Be aware of what to watch out for when looking for the right literary agent or agency to represent you and your work.

If you've written a novel, you almost certainly need a literary agent. Here's how to find one, and how to find a good one - because a good literary agent is what you deserve.

Diana Murphey, a fiction and nonfiction literary agent from New York City, talks about author pet peeves and submission do's and don'ts.

The literary agent is something of a writer's holy grail, the seemingly unattainable person who will be the deciding factor in whether or not your book finds a home at a publishing house.

Learn how to protect yourself and your manuscript by evaluating your literary agent.

Many authors don't have the time nor the energy to handle the legwork an agent handles and therefore feel their work would be better represented through a literary agent.

There are still a few publishing companies out there who will happily receive queries from authors without an agent. For the most part, though, it's a much better idea to try for having agent representation.

What literary agencies accept memoirs

A guide for authors and aspiring writers to help determine if, when, and how to search for a literary agent.

Not only is it difficult to find an agent, it can be difficult to separate the reputable agetns from the scam artists. Here are a few tips.

Health and fitness writers know that it is one of the largest markets other than mainstream fiction. Competition is brutal and the fight for the slots at the publishing houses can get messy.

The better you look on paper, the easier it will be to get that business book proposal into the sell pile.

There are several companies that offer the opportunity to print, distribute and sell your own book, with no upfront fees or minimum orders. Here is a review of the two best companies that offer this service.

Some writers cannot picture themselves writing an historical novel. Why, after all, create for yourself all that extra work? Yet, historical fiction can provide a fabulous escape for the reader as well as the writer him or herself.

Few books go as in depth on writing historical fiction as Persia Wooley's book. It guides the writer through all the necessary stages in writing and selling your historical fiction piece. You don't have to be a history buff to make money with historical fiction.

An evaluation of the importance of history and historical accuracy in historical fiction. The study was done by comparing Don DeLillo's Libra, Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, and Toni Morrison's Beloved.

These days, more and more literary agents are accepting e-mail query letters, which means that you will need to incorporate a different format than with a query letter sent through the postal mail.

How to get your ebook or manuscript published in today's literary market.

The most famous literary figure you've never heard of has three National Book Award nominations for fiction this year. Who is this literary Superman? Does the name Lorin Stein ring a bell?

So you've completed your first novel and want to get published? You should probably get and agent to boost your chances of realising that dream and seeing your book in print.

This article will explain the details of shipping your manuscript to a literary agent, from the mode of travel to the type of packaging.

The Writer's Market suggests that a query letter to a literary agent should be professional and to the point. As a brief introduction to your manuscript, a query letter should only be one page in length.

How do you find a good literary agent?

Do you need help getting to the right people in the publishing industry? An agent may be your key to open some otherwise locked doors.

Literary agencies are, for the most part, legitimate businesses run by dedicated professionals, but every once in a while, you run across a bad apple.

It's difficult to really categorize any truly great piece of literature or art. There's an extremely faint line dividing the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Metaphysical.

What defines Christian fiction? There are different opinions on that, as well as misconceptions. Read on to learn about the Christianity in Christian fiction.

Christian ficition is a rapidly growing genre on the bookshelves. One of the more popular authors is Ted Dekker. Here's a review of his novel "Showdown."

If you are a writer in this niche, then an agent that specializes in your talents is crucial to your success.

The Lord may have given you an idea but it is up to you to perfect it. Imagining one's self as inspired will only produce bad writing. Your work is a work of fiction and must follow those rules.

They can more easily find a home for your book than you can, they can also get your foot in the door of the publishing houses that don't even look at unsolicited manuscripts.

Each literary agent is profiled with contact information and the other genres they represent.

The statistics point that the majority of book buyers are women and that the romance market is one of the highest selling genres out today

While some authors like to "live on the edge" and combine or cross genres on a regular basis, most beginning writers are well-advised to write within a clearly articulated literary genre.

Massachusetts is well known for it Revolutionary history, but it also has a strong literary history, and this history can be experienced by the literary traveler today by visiting the historic house museums of some of America's greatest writers.

What literary agents represent Narrative nonfiction

First time authors have a lot to learn as they write their first book and try to get it published. Writing the book is only the beginning of the journey.

What literary agents to query for Chick Lit books

A rundown of what it takes to get a non-fiction book published.

Literary agents for YA novels

Examine the trials and tribulations of new authors as they try to navigate to publishing world.

Pulitzer Prize winning author James A. Michener shares his thoughts about publishing books and movie deals in this exclusive article.

Most photographers think that publishing is dead, thanks to digital technology, but this not true of photography books. Photo books are a perfect way to showcase your talents and your work as a photographer-Here are some tips to help you self publish.

300 is an adaptation of the very popular graphic novel by Frank Miller. How much of the 300 story is rooted in fact and how much is pure fiction?

This article reviews several of the many short fiction contests in the United States.

Wondering how to get some prestigious exposure for your memoir writing? Literary journals are a great way to promote your more polished personal work. Just don't expect a big paycheck.

Publishing a school literary magazine is a surefire way to jumpstart children's interest in creative writing.

Women's History Month is often forgotten or just unknown by the populace at large. Here are five ways in which you can actively celebrate women and their history.

Finding unique history themed gifts can be difficult, but not impossible. Fun history gifts as well as educational ones can be bought if you know where to look.

New authors are often put off by the seemingly endless mysteries of the publishing industry. These ten bloggers shed some light on what can be a very dark and frightening world.

Putting Your Passion Into Printed is a step by step, blow-by-blow description of how to take the things you're passionate about, make a book out of them get them published, and deliver them into the hands heads and hearts of readers all over the world.

12 tips to help you avoid being a victim of a publishing scam.

Finding and moving toward legitimate book agents

Looking for that perfect book for that history buff in your family or circle of friends? Here are ten ideas to get you started.

Simple tips on writing an e-Book

For many writers, rejection becomes a way of life. Ernie Hubbard takes a newcomer's look at "The Great Wall" of today's publishing and literary agency sectors, offering fresh thoughts about this seemingly impenetrable monolith.

If you are writing one you know that getting the right literary agent, one that has a specialty in the Erotica fiction division, is crucial to your book's success or failure

Is the serious, socially conscience fiction gone?

Books have always been a top seller on the Internet. Try your hand at this interesting business, today!

Have a book waiting to be published stashed away in your closet or somewhere in your hard drive? Contact these agents who specialize in non fiction books with your proposal.

The one thing that many non-fiction writers overlook is the query letter. This article will explain how important the query is and how to put it together.

The author is his/her own best friend in the publishing business.

In their enthusiasm to see their work in print, many novice fiction writers destroy their chances of ever being published by marking themselves as amateurs with the query letter.

Learn why you shouldn't do business with any of the companies owned and operated by Robert Fletcher.

Hundreds of books have been written about writing and selling fiction. Here are ten of the best, and why you should own them.

Every author's goal is to flex their work broad enough to require marketing assist . . how-to go about this need not be a time-eating process.

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Tips on taking the task of publishing your own manuscript into your own hands.

Information on navigating the in's and out's of self publishing.

Since September, the Leicester Review of Books has been conducting a survey to find out what readers and writers think of self-publishing and self-published books. Among other things, we are asking writers to tell us their experiences of self-publishing.

Below are literary agents that all deal with Fantasy fiction and are all, at the time of this article's writing, taking submissions and queries.

So you are interested in starting your own Micro-Publisher? To make sure that Micro-Publishing is your best choice, you need to formulate your goals as an author. How many books do you want to sell?

Women's fiction and women's issues books are a big market in the book publishing industry

Independent publishers have been becoming more popular. There are advantages and disadvantages to them.

Senior editor of People magazine Jullie Dam marks her literary debut with Some Like it Haute. She takes time out to answer our questions.

The limits that society used to set on women are brought to life in historical fiction novels, which place the characters in the past and illuminate their struggles against the backdrop of a world that had not seen the fruition of the feminist movement.

Are you looking for quality novels of American historical fiction at PaperBackSwap? These four favorites each explore themes of America's sometimes violent struggles with race and ethnicity and were available at PaperBackSwap when I checked.

An analysis of Gore Vidal's historical novels that attempt to shed light on the mistakes of American history.

Not every great book comes off the Bestsellers list. Here are five fantastic must reads you don't want to miss. Reviews of: The Dress Lodger, The Secret History of The Pink Carnation, The Masque of The Black Tulip, The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette and Enemy Women.

Writing historical fiction is a wonderful pastime, whether you're doing it for publication or just for your own personal enjoyment. Historically accurate characters are very important, so here's how to achieve that desired authenticity.

Bestselling author Jeff Shaara has won critical and popular acclaim for his page-turning historical novels. He now turns his attention to the Second World War.

In Ridley Scott's attempts to make Balian of Ibelin a perfect knight, he misses both an important piece of history and a valuable plot point.

Historical fantasy is a field with growing popularity for readers. Some of the best works of fantasy of late have been in this field. This article tells you how to write it.

Christian fiction blog tours are a popular for of promotion for authors and publishing houses. Unfortunately, the tours do not always reflect the best of all Christian fiction. What are these tours and what are they all about?

The basic event theme, or man vs nature, is a popular field for fiction writers to explore. Here, some great event fiction is broken down so we can learn how to do it ourselves.

An assessment of the historical accuracy of Ayn Rand's portrayal of Soviet Russia in her novel We the Living. The paper outlines truths and fallacies from the text using reliable research sources.

Every year record numbers of screenwriters send out queries with hopes of obtaining representation, or even better, having their script optioned or sold. Unfortunately, many would-be successful screenwriters never make it past the receptionist's desk.

If you're a passionate lover of culture or world history, there are many different types of collections of you could begin to fuel that wanderlust. To trick is to use your budget and your creativity to determine which collections are best for you.

After speaking with dozens and dozens of other writers, as well as talking to many agents, I've discovered there can be some universal misassumptions by clients that are not always clearly corrected by the agents.

Books Reviewed: The Shadow of the Wind; The Colony of Unrequited Dreams; Map of Bones; Genghis Khan and the making of the Modern World; and The Templar Legacy.

Five amazing books that inspire a love of the written word.