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The Book Deal: Selling & Publishing Process

After you have acquired a literary agent, the next step in your writing career is to try to land a book deal. Your book idea will go through many steps and stages before it is finally sold and published...

The Four Most Important Elements of Your Book Publishing Contract

An exploration of the four most important areas the agent will negotiate in your contract: manuscript delivery and acceptance, the advance, royalty payments, and subsidiary rights.

Understand Book Advances and Royalties

Of all the things that can be confusing in the publishing world, the money you receive for your writing is likely at the top of the list...

When to Consider Ending the Author-Agent Partnership

There may be circumstances under which the partnership with your agent is no longer working..

How to Maintain a Positive Working Relationship with Your Literary Agent

An agent’s goal is to create a successful partnership throughout a writer’s career. Here are ways you can help sustain a healthy and prosperous relationship with your agent...

How to Avoid Literary Agent Scams and Ensure Credibility

Unfortunately, unscrupulous people exist in any industry, and the literary world is no exception. Anyone can call himself a literary agent...

How to Interview a Literary Agent Who Offers to Represent Your Book - 20 Questions to Ask

Selecting an agent is a serious business decision and should be carefully considered. You want to ensure the agent is the best one for your book and the right match for your writing career...

5 Tips for Submitting Additional Requested Material to a Literary Agent

When an agent requests additional material, such as your book proposal, it is important to...

Tips When Waiting for a Response from a Literary Agent... plus When to Follow Up

The amount of time you will need to wait for a response after submitting your pitch will...

Tips for Successfully Approaching Literary Agents and Submitting Your Book Idea

Acquiring an agent has as much to do with thorough research as it does with...

5 Things Not to Do When Submitting Your Book Pitch to a Literary Agent

Ensure your book pitch is a success...

Do’s and Don’ts Checklist of Query Letter Writing

Agents review thousands of queries each year searching for talented writers and material to present to publishers. Yet agents say they reject 99% of the pitches they receive because...