"Both of JE's tips above are excellent advice. Listings change like the weather, and Writer Beware is an excellent resource. Preditors and Editors (http://pred-ed.com/) is also very good."
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Obtaining an Agent
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Does anyone have some tips for how to obtain an agent? Continue
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Could someone please tell me the value of setting up such a page? Also, is there a way to link it to one's Amazon listing? Thanks.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Patricia Gligor Jan 1, 2013.
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J. E. Seymour replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"Unfortunately, any book you buy is already out of date. An online hunt is better. Agent Query is helpful. The absolute write water cooler is a great resource - http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22
Also check…"
Kathy Cohen replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"Thanks for all the helpful advice. I appreciate your taking the time to point me in the right direction."
Patricia Gligor replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"Dana,
Great advice! And, I agree with you. I wouldn't want to deal with an agent who would only respond to me "if I feel like it." Talk about attitude!"
Jude Hardin replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"Cold querying is tough. If you have a friend whose agent might be a good fit, a referral always helps. Otherwise, I agree that http://agentquery.com/ is a good place to start."
Karen Dionne replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"One of the best resources is Agent Query. Their database is current, no scammer agents, and it's easily searchable by genre. They also have great examples of how to write a query letter, and tips on how to query.
There are other sites…"
"Query only members of AAR. There are unscrupulous people out there. As for the rest, I checked Writers Digest (God, that was a long time ago) for agents working in my genre. You may also get names from ackowledgments, of course.) and then…"
Dana King replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Obtaining an Agent"I did pretty well by reading the acknowledgement sections of books I thought were similar to mine. Most authors credit their agents. That will help to pare the list, or you'll be querying forever.
One piece of advice you can take or leave, as I…"
"Learn how to write a good query letter.
Meet agents in person at a writers conference near you."
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pamilar left a comment for Kathy Cohen"Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk"
Patricia Gligor replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Facebook author fan page"Kathy,
This has given me "food for thought." I understand Liam's rationale about separating friends from fans but I'm not sure at this point if that's something I want to do. Also, I belong to three writers' groups on…"
Kathy Cohen replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Facebook author fan page"That was my rationale as well, Liam. Thanks for articulating it."
Liam Saville replied to Kathy Cohen's discussion Facebook author fan page"I have a Facebook author page as well as my personal page. The main reason I created it was to keep my "friends" separated from my "fans," i.e. I wanted to be able to post information about my book and my writing…"
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- At 10:27pm on January 12, 2013, pamilar said…
Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk
- At 5:26am on December 31, 2012, David Lubeski said…
I was at Associated Press for 35 years in D.C. as sports director for its radio network. That's the connection for most of my author friends. Worked with Tom Young, whose 3rd novel was recently published. Worked with Charles (C.S.) Miller in radio news in Houston before the AP. Bruce DeSilva is a former AP colleague although we never worked directly together and Debbie (Debra) Galant is the wife of a former colleague from my Olympic staff who still works at the AP in NYC.
http://www.amazon.com/CS-Miller/e/B006XFDYEK
I've read Donald Westlake and Tony Hillerman. Are you familiar with Elizabeth George? I enjoy her work.
- At 1:00pm on December 30, 2012, David Lubeski said…
Thank you Kathy. Falls Church has been my home for 23 years. Have several friends who are published - Tom Young, C.S. Miller, Bruce DeSilva, Debbie Galant. Glad to be on; board.
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