Guide to literary agents 2018, Cris Freese, editor
Type
Label
Guide to literary agents 2018, Cris Freese, editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Guide to literary agents 2018
Nature of contents
bibliographydirectories
Oclc number
1003321943
Responsibility statement
Cris Freese, editor
Summary
Provides profiles, contact information, and submission details for more than one thousand literary agents seeking clients, with tips on revisions, query letters, research, and preparing book proposals
Table Of Contents
Getting started. What an agent does ; Assessing credibility -- Contacting agents. How to write a synopsis / Check Sambuchino ; Nonfiction book proposals / Chuck Sambuchino ; Crafting a query / Kara Gebhart Uhl ; Query letter FAQS / Chuck Sambuchino ; Pitch agents through twitter / Lisa Katzenberger -- Perspectives. Agents evaluate first pages / Carly Watters, Kirsten Carleton, MacKenzie Fraser-Bub, and Kate McKean ; 5 reasons queries get rejected / Holly Jennings ; Beta test your book / Amy Sue Nathan ; How not to start your novel / Chuck Sambuchino ; What to expect after you get an agent / Marie Lamba ; Mystery vs. crime vs. thriller / Davi Corbett ; Create great characters / Elizabeth Sims ; 4 questions for 4 Kidlit agents / Jessica Strawser ; Create your writer platform / Chuck Sambuchino ; Debut authors tell all / compiled by Chuck Sambuchino -- Resources. New agent spotlights / Chuck Sambuchino and Hannah Haney ; Glossary of industry terms -- markets. Literary agents ; Writers conferences -- Indexes. Literary agent specialties index ; Agent name index
Target audience
adult