Blog
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8th December 2020
Helen Jones, a writer currently seeking representation for her YA series, discusses her experiences of searching for an agent, developing...
Literary agents
You’ve finished your manuscript, re-written and edited as much as you can… and you think your book is ready to be published. However, most publishers of commercial fiction and/or non-fiction now only consider manuscripts sent to them by literary agents. In this section of the site you’ll find a host of articles on the role of the literary agent and how to approach them with your book.
Blog
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17th December 2020
This week: revising and rewriting for literary agents.
Of the twelve submissions I made to literary agents, two of the four who read the...
Blog
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17th December 2020
“Yay! I’ve finished my novel… I think.”
You’ve arrived at the open sea—the end—with your ‘book’ a sea-worthy vessel. Now, to test the...
Blog
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8th December 2020
Let’s have a look at the system:
1) Young graduate opens post/surveys agency inbox. If a submission is from a friend of a friend of the...
Article
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1st October 2020
Jane Dystel, of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management, talks to us about her views on the changing publishing industry - and what the rise and...
Blog
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8th December 2020
Writers’ & Artists’ asked you if you had any final questions for me. Well, you did! Below, I’ll try and answer a few as best I can, and...