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⌈ Secret Post #3373 ⌋

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[Cascada - Everytime We Touch]

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[Rose Of Versailles]

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[Andrew Lincoln (of The Walking Dead) and Spike (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer)]

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[One Punch Man]

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[Paul Daniels]

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[The Crow: Stairway to Heaven]

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(Mallrats)

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[Genesis (Band)]

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[The Hunger Games]

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Thanks for your answers. I guess the question I'm left with now is how do you go about finding an agent?

DA

you do your research and don't ask others to do it for you.

Most agents have websites. They represent certain things and only those certain things. They don't know what they want until it hits their desk in those certain genres. There are websites that list agents. There are websites that will tell you if they are actually agents or predators. There are websites and blogs about how to write a query letter. And, there are no hard and fast rules. You are asking about the hardest, most frustrating part of writing.

Oh, and most importantly, Have a finished manuscript and a dedicated email for any writing business.

I wish you the best of luck.

All very good things to know, thank you. I'm far from having a completed manuscript but I know there's a huge challenge awaiting me for when I do (and I'm totally new to this).

That falls into the category of things you don't really need to worry about unless your manuscript is finished, but basically you'd search for "literary agents". Most of them have their own websites where they will detail what sorts of projects they handle (some specialize in myster, sci-fi/fantasy, romance, childrens books, etc.), how to submit your query and the guidelines for doing so. You could also think about what sort of book YOUR book resembles, then Google to see if you can find that author's agent.

But again, worrying about this stuff is like worrying how you're going to manage your money in the offchance you win the lottery, when you haven't even bought a ticket yet. Your primary concern is writing the best book you can, making sure it's edited (not just for spelling and grammar but properly edited and revised) and THEN you can start figuring out how to submit it to an agent. The submitting is not the hard part, so don't spend too much energy wondering about how you'll accomplish that.

You would be much better off posing these questions on the forums of Absolutewrite.com:

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?66315-Newbie-Guide!

And since a lot of people calling themselves agents are actually scammers, make sure to check out their Bewares and Background Checks board:

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?22-Bewares-Recommendations-amp-Background-Check

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