Monday, January 26, 2009

Simple Steps To Finding A Literary Agent

By Joesph Duff

Have you recently written a book and are now anxious to get it printed? Have you already contacted publishers by yourself and have failed to get a deal? Well finding a literary agent may be your solution.

A literary agent increases your chances of getting your book published, especially when the agent has the right amount of experience and a large volume of contacts.

A number of publishing agents will not consider your works unless it is submitted by a literary agent. Publishing houses receive submission after submission every day so you need a literary agent to get the start that you need.

But do you know how to locate and choose your literary agent?

Different resources will help you find the literary agent that is ideal for you.

One of the best and easiest methods is to find a literary agent guide. Literary agent guides can be found in bookstores or libraries. The Literary Marketplace is the Yellow Pages of the book business. With a price tag of about $150, it lists complete addresses and names of editors; the agencies' specialties, and all of their appropriate manuscript submission requirements.

There are other great guides that you can obtain from your local bookshop or library, which will provide you information and contact details about suitable literary agents. These guides include the Guide to Literary Agents and the Writer's Market guide.

The internet is another great way to help you find a suitable literary agent. Just go to a search engine like Yahoo and type in 'literary agent' and you will be flooded with information in a matter of seconds.

So now that you have found an agent how do you know that they are right for you?

One of the best ways of determining if the agent is right for you is by looking at a number of vital factors. These include, an agent who already has clients that publish books that are of a similar nature to you, an agent that has a good reputation and one that has a good relationship with book publishing houses.

Now go get a literary agent and get your masterpiece published.

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