Writers' & Artists' Guide to How to Hook an Agent: Q&A help and advice for authors

by James Rennoldson

Overview

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Writers'&Artists' successful 'How to Hook an Agent' events, this lively and accessible Q&A guide provides everything an unpublished writer needs to know about seeking the representation of a literary agent.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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472970060
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/19/2020
Series:	Writers' and Artists'
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	924 KB

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.

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

Editorial Reviews

Replaced the intimidation and fear with hope and understanding.” —Susan C.

“Offered advice in a friendly, un-intimidating manner.” —Luna C.

“For the first time I understand exactly what needs to go in the submission letter and the synopsis.” —Geoffrey A., Testimonials from W&A How to Hook an Agent events

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