literary agent

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Want To Be Writer Woes

indoorotaku @indoorotaku (35) 9 Jul 17

I want to write a book. I'm always told I have a good imagination and skill with writing. Of that, I have no doubt. The problem is that I don't want to self publish. I look up agencies online, but most of them just seem to work...

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How does a literary agent work?

pillusch @pillusch (1147) • Mexico 17 Apr 09

As I understand it, they are the sales people that represent a writer and try to sell his or her work to a publishing house. But what I’ve read so far about that particular profession, they seem to have a really important...

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I've been searching for literary agents

ayumitakashi @ayumitakashi (4462) • United States 19 Jun 08

So I'm working on my story and while I'm doing this I am also searching for a literary agent and saving their info on my computer for when I am ready. I hope that I get to finish my manuscript soon so that I can get this going. I...

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How do you get a literary agent?

ktroth @ktroth (378) • United States 2 Feb 07

Does anyone know how to get a literary agent in the US? I want to write a book but I know the only way to have real success is to have an agent. I don't know where to start. Anyone have advice?

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