How to Find a Literary Agent: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers
How to Find a Literary Agent: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Q: My question concerns getting that first novel published by a good firm. From what I’ve read, the critical first step is finding an...
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Polishing Manuscripts for Publishers and Agents: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Q: It seems as though publishers and agents are looking for very polished manuscripts as well as finished ones at that....
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Major Publishers and Agented Submissions: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Dear Ms. Friedman, I read some of your well-written and precise instructions of how to find a literary agent. In comparison to...
View ArticleRepublishing Public Domain Stories, Plus Other Questions: Magic Bullet Q&A...
Republishing Public Domain Stories, Plus Other Questions: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Q: I am very new to all this and I have found a children’s book in the public domain I would like to keep...
View ArticleFinding a Publisher for a Poetry Book: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers
Finding a Publisher for a Poetry Book: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Q: I have put together a poetic tribute to Ogden Nash that I have written and would like to have published but don’t have the...
View ArticleBook Proposals and the Acquisitions Process – A Publisher’s Perspective:...
Book Proposals and the Acquisitions Process – A Publisher’s Perspective: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Writers often ask me what happens when I receive book proposals. Do I offer a contract as soon...
View ArticleGetting Novels Published Without an Agent: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers
Getting Novels Published Without an Agent: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers Q: Do you know of any writers who have gotten at least two novels published without the aid of an agent, excluding vanity...
View ArticleYou Do NOT Need an Agent to Get Your Novel Published: Magic Bullet Q&A for...
You Do NOT Need an Agent to Get Your Novel Published: Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers In my last column, I attempted to give just a little evidence that a writer can sell two novels without an agent...
View ArticleCelebrity Cruising and Book Dealing at Book Expo America (BEA): Magic Bullet...
Celebrity Cruising and Book Dealing at Book Expo America (BEA): Magic Bullet Q&A for Writers 2007 marks my fourth year attending Book Expo America (BEA), the largest trade show of the book...
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