"Writers are notorious for not being able to describe their own work." Literary agent Charlotte Gusay points this out in a telling interview where she reveals what she and her team look for when they're reading query letters from prospective authors...

Freelance editor Erin Brown gives tips on improving your chances of landing an agent to represent you and your book. Finding an agent can be an impossible-sounding, daunting task. Doing your research before you send out query letters is one of the...

Possessing a solid marketing plan and author platform before approaching an agent can get you closer to a “Yes,” explains literary agent Steve Hutson. Whatever marketing you can do by yourself means less cost and risk for the publisher. While Huston...

Singapore Writers' Group founder and critically acclaimed author Alice Clark-Platts experienced the rejection that many writers face when pursuing a traditional publishing path. It took perseverance and time for her to get an agent, along with a certain...

A key document that may be required when trying to find an agent and get your nonfiction book traditionally published, is a book proposal. Per Pete Nikolai, Director of Publishing Services at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, you should work on developing...

Singapore Writers' Group founder and critically acclaimed author Alice Clark-Platts experienced the rejection that many writers face when pursuing a traditional publishing path. It took perseverance and time for her to get an agent, along with a certain...

Author William Heath's first novel, Devil Dancer, explores the world of Lexington, KY in 1972 and the shooting of a prized race horse. He secured an agent right away when he wrote the book in 1980, but the agent struggled with getting a publisher because...

Author William Heath's first novel, Devil Dancer, explores the world of Lexington, KY in 1972 and the shooting of a prized race horse. He secured an agent right away when he wrote the book in 1980, but the agent struggled with getting a publisher because...

As a traditionally published author, Annie Sullivan has literary agent representation and along with that, a side agent that negotiates things like movie options. Many book-to-screen option agreements get negotiated through an agent, but in her case...

Signing a contract is both exciting and terrifying for first-time authors. For those who don’t work in the publishing industry, it’s incredibly difficult to know whether or not a contract is fair for the author. José Pablo Iriarte, author and educator...