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What is a Literary Agent? - video
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5 Reasons You Were Rejected - article
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8 Reflections on Dealing Rejection 1-4 - podcast
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8 Reflections on Dealing Rejection 5-8 - podcast
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Advice For Aspiring Authors From a Literary Agent - podcast
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Agent Communication - podcast
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Agent Communication Tips - podcast
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Agent Response Time - podcast
Agent Secrets: What an Agent Really Wants From an Unpublished Writer - podcast
Agents and Self Publishing - article
Agents: 4 Tips for How to Approach One - article
Agents: Target Your Search - article
Agents: Where to Find One - article
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An Agent's Guidance - podcast
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Attracting an Agent - podcast
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Author/Agent Etiquette - article
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Before You Contact an Agent... - article
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Challenges for New Authors - podcast
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Designed to Sell: An Agent's Perspective - podcast
Do you need an agent? - article
Dos and Don’ts of Query Letters - article
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Finding an Agent - podcast
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Finding an Entertainment Lawyer - podcast
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Finding the Agent for You - podcast
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Finding the Right Agent - podcast
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General Advice for Those Seeking an Agent - podcast
How Agents Can Help Authors - video
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How an Author Obtains an Agent - video
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How are Agents Adapting? - podcast
How Do You Attract the Attention of an Agent? - podcast
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How Have Your Interests as an Agent Changed? - podcast
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How I Got My Book Published - podcast
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How the Synopsis Helps Sell a Book - podcast
How to Pitch Perfectly - article
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Improving Your Odds for Landing an Agent - podcast
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Maintaining a Personal Approach - podcast
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Making Your Book Stand Out to an Agent - podcast
Perfecting Your Query Letter - podcast
Persevering Through Rejection - podcast
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Persistence Pays - podcast
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Pitching an Agent: Tips for New Authors - video
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Publishing Relationships - podcast
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Reaching Out to an Agent - podcast
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Securing an Agent - podcast
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Self-Published Novel Picked up by Traditional Publisher - podcast
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Stay as Professional as Possible - podcast
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The Business of Being an Agent - podcast
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The Challenges of a Literary Agent - podcast
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The Changing Role of the Agent - podcast
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The No-Nos of Landing an Agent - podcast
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The Role of Agents - podcast
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The Role of an Agent - podcast
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The Role of Literary Agents: Then & Now - podcast
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The Role of Relationships in the Picking of an Agent - podcast
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The Roles of Agent, Manager, and Lawyer - podcast
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The Writing and Publishing Process - podcast
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Tips for Approaching an Agent - podcast
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Tips For Getting Picked Up By A Traditional Publisher - podcast
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Tips For Successfully Pitching an Agent or Publisher - podcast
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Tips for Writing a Good Query Letter - article
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Trusting Your Agent - podcast
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Understanding Age Appropriateness - podcast
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Utilizing a New Agent - podcast
What Agents & Managers Look for in a Client - article
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What Agents & Managers Look for in a Client - podcast
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What Agents Look For in a Client - podcast
What Agents Look for in a Query Letter - article
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What Agents Look for in a Query Letter - podcast
What Agents Look for in Non-Fiction - video
What Agents Look for in Nonfiction - article
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What Do Agents Look For? - podcast
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What Do You Look for in New Projects? - podcast
What Does An Agent Do? - article
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What Does An Agent Do? - video
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What is a Literary Agent? - podcast
What is a Literary Agent? - video
What is a Query Letter? - article
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What is a Query Letter? - podcast
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What is the Best Thing About Being an Agent - podcast
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What is the Relationship Between Author and Agent? - podcast
What is the Typical Response Time of an Agent or Publishing Editor - article
What Makes a Good Author's Representative? – Part 1 - podcast
What Makes a Good Author's Representative? – Part 2 - podcast
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What Questions are Most Often Asked? - podcast
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What Should an Author Do Before Contacting an Agent? - podcast
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What Work Do You Typically Represent? - podcast
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Why Research Agents? - podcast
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Working with New Authors - podcast
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Writing a Captivating Query Letter - podcast
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Writing a Query Letter - podcast
YA Fiction Agents and Marketing - video
Agents
Advice for Giving an In-Person Pitch to an Agent or Publisher
Advice for Writers on Getting the Attention of Agents and Talent Managers
ALC Live! with Blue Heron Literary's Amy Levenson - recorded webinar
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Alice Clark-Platts on Her Journey for Acquiring a Literary Agent - video
Author Elle E. Ire on Finding and Working with Multiple Agents
Bullet-Proofing Your Query Letter and Pitch to a Literary Agent
Carl Prude Jr. on Finding an Agent for His First Book
Common Misconceptions about Traditional Publishing
Common Reasons Query Letters Are Rejected by Agents
Eric Lincoln Miller on His Role as Founder of 3ibooks Literary Agency
Essential Elements for an Effective Query Letter
How Agents Select Which Books and Authors to Represent
How Authors Can Assist Literary Agents with Pitching to Publishers
How Awards and Accolades Can Benefit a Writer’s Career
How Conferences and Seminars Can Connect Writers with Literary Agents
How Successful Agent and Author Collaborations Can Help Elevate Books
How to Focus Your Search for a Literary Agent
How to Get a Literary Agent
How to Get a Literary Agent: S&S's CEO Shares the Secrets
How to Get an Agent’s Attention with a Personalized Query Letter
How to Structure a Winning Query Letter
How Writers Can Stand Out from the Crowd and Get Their Work Noticed
Laura Martin on Working With a Literary Agent and Traditionally Publishing Her Books
Literary Agent Claire Gerus on Her Collaborative Role with Authors
Points to Cover When Meeting with an Agent for the First Time
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Resources for Writing an Effective Query Letter
The Author-Agent Relationship and the Importance of Being Flexible
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The Benefits of Having a Literary Agent When Pursuing a Traditional Publishing Path - video
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The Importance of Networking in Getting Published - video
The Role of a Literary Agent and the Best Way to Get Representation
Tips for Making a Good Impression with Literary Agents
Tips for Preparing to Meet With a Literary Agent
Tips for Researching Literary Agents and Writing Effective Query Letters
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Tips for Romance Writers When Pitching to Agents or Publishers - video
Tips on Obtaining a Literary Agent and Understanding the Author/Agent Relationship - recorded webinar
What a Literary Agent Looks for When Working With Self-Published Authors
What NOT to Talk About When Approaching an Agent at a Writing Event
Why Debut Authors are Attractive to Publishers and Agents
Young Adult Author Melody Dean Dimick on Finding Her Publisher
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What is a Literary Agent? - video
Agent Nicholas Croce shares his views on what an agent does and how that's valuable for authors over the entire term of a writing career.