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...

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...

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...

Literary agent and book development consultant Claire Gerus shares a few common reasons she may reject a query letter or manuscript submission. 1. If Gerus is not interested in the topic, she may recommend another agent. There are no hard feelings...

Your story is amazing and deserves a larger platform, but you need to be able to communicate that to key decision-makers in entertainment and publishing. Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein, writer, producer, director, and career coach, found out that many authors...

In this webinar session, publicist and communications expert Lindsey Gobel teaches how an author can prepare and deliver dynamic book pitches to publishers, agents and the media. She discusses the “Dos and Don’ts” of pitching your book and the steps...

I have a dedicated e-mail account for queries. There are probably a thousand in there right now. Two interns work with me in my office, and they’re the ones who initially go through the queries. The first thing I tell them is that writers are notorious...

The reason I like being at Gotham is that our philosophy is about working with content creators, people who are coming up with original ideas. The clients I really enjoy working with are the ones who regularly (sometimes daily, sometimes weekly, sometimes...

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...

"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...