How to Approach a Literary Agent

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If you really want to sell your manuscript to a publisher, read all the blogs of literary agents, to get informed about the process and find out more about how they work and what they are like before you approach them.
And have a “business plan” for your book ready: Who will be your readers, who are
 your competitors and how will you market your book. You will be asked for this!
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Rachelle Gardner
Rachelle Gardner is an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency, representing both fiction and non-fiction. She offers query tips and book proposal advice.

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Nathan Bransford Nathan Bransford knows a lot about writing and publishing, and offers in his blog advice on: How to Find a Literary Agent, How to Write a Query Letter, The Basic Query Letter Formula, Examples of Good Queries, How to Format Your Query Letter …

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Agent Research Ask them about an agent and they will tell you if he or she has established a public record, and if we have had any negative reports on the agent’s business practices. This service is free.

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Agent Query
Agent Query offers the largest and most current searchable database of literary agents on the web—a treasure trove of reputable, established literary agents seeking writers.

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BookEnds
Agency BookEnds, LLC, is a literary agency focusing on fiction and nonfiction books for adult audiences. In their workshop Wednesdays everyone can post queries out there and will get comments open, also to anonymous posters.

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Nelson Newsletter Kristin Nelsons blog is a-must-read for every author about to send out a query. Subscribe to the Nelson Literary Agency newsletter.

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Query Shark
Send your query in for critique. A wealth of resources and Janet Reid shares them all, she also dissects queries, posting lots of examples what writers are doing right – and wrong!

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Query Wednesday
Gabriela Lessa, a Brazilian editor, writer, literary agent assistant and journalist helps you with your query. Have your query analyzed on QUERY WEDNESDAY.

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Call My Agent!
In which a literary agent in Sydney, Australia attempts to decode the world of publishing in order to assist writers. And sometimes to get things off her chest.

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Resources and More Blogs About Literary Agents:

What Literary Agents Want to Know From You
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/what-literary-agents-want-to-know-from-you/

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How Agents work and How to work with Agents
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/how-agents-work-how-to-work-with-agents/ 

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Must-Read Blog to learn more about agents and how to approach them
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents

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Guide to Literary Agents
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents
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How to Write a Query Letter
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/5-tips-for-successful-book-submissions/

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100′s of Links to Publishers and Agentshttp://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/100s-of-links-to-publishers-and-agents/

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Which Literary Agent is Right for You?http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/which-literary-agent-is-right-for-you/

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Association of Author’s Representatives (lists agents)
http://aaronline.org/

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For more agent blogs go to the Absolutewrite forum: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37784

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When you check out the agent, you’ll want to contact “Writer Beware”
Visit often and get the latest alerts from WRITER BEWARE:
http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/alerts/

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A typical literary agency receives close to 5,000 unsolicited query letters/book proposals per year – or approx. 150 per working day.  On average these agents accept only 10-12 new clients – only one out of every 500 submissions… So, better learn how to write a query, and how to approach the agent. 

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