In a message dated 9/24/2007 2:13:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
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So, how does one go about finding a literary agent? I don't see them in
the Yellow Pages
Good point, but they are in the New York City yellow pages. A google search
should yield names of agents who take new authors with your particular writing
interests. Stay away from agents who ask for money. They earn their
commission from the publisher by selling your manuscript and negotiating the deal.
Also, my spouse obtained a list of agents when she joined the national
organization in her field (Romance Writers of America). BTW some agents don't take
unpublished authors. My spouse did a shotgun approach with those who did take
new authors in her field, and mailed out a copy of the first three chapters of
her manuscript. Hope this helps.
Fred
check out my spouse's webpages:
_www.elizabethhoyt.com_ (http://www.elizabethhoyt.com)
_www.juliaharper.com_ (http://www.juliaharper.com)
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