Top literary agents
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There are few threads here under the Bewares and Background Check forum with very good agent for womens fiction also there is a list with direct links to some the most credible agent at the very bottom of this blog page. http://theromanticqueryletter.blogspot.com/
You might do some research at Publishers Marketplace.
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It costs $20/month and if you're in the query stage, it is a good investment.
Many print book sales are listed there, along with the agent who made them. PM is particularly useful in separating out the individual agents at the big agencies. Even at good agencies, not all agents are equal.
PM shows who is new and hot and selling stuff NOW. A well-known top agent is a great choice, but she's likely to be a 20-year veteran with a full client list. It may also be worth looking at the Young Turks.
Here.
It costs $20/month and if you're in the query stage, it is a good investment.
Many print book sales are listed there, along with the agent who made them. PM is particularly useful in separating out the individual agents at the big agencies. Even at good agencies, not all agents are equal.
PM shows who is new and hot and selling stuff NOW. A well-known top agent is a great choice, but she's likely to be a 20-year veteran with a full client list. It may also be worth looking at the Young Turks.
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Good advice, but remember that all agents don't post to PM. Mine included. But it's a great starting point.
Hang out on romance writers' blogs. Do some Internet searches. And, as recommended, hang out on Bewares and Background checks. RWA also has an approved list for members, but there are several well-known agents who aren't on the list and a couple of borderline scammers who are.
Don't be afraid to email a writer who is with a certain agent to ask questions about whether they're happy.
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Mine doesn't either, but I post our deals. PM allows deals to be reported by any participating party. We got a subsidiary right offer out of it, so now I do it every time. 
Mine doesn't either, but I post our deals. PM allows deals to be reported by any participating party. We got a subsidiary right offer out of it, so now I do it every time.
Cathy -- this is very interesting. Can you expand upon this? You report just the contracts for the books themselves? Or other stuff?
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All you have to do (provided you're a paying member of PM) is to write up a "Deal" and submit it to them by email or using their online form. There's no charge and so long as it can be verified, it's posted. I presume they vet them, either by contacting the publisher or agent (or maybe not) but they usually show up the following day. So I simply make certain the deal is in print, and we've signed the contract. Then I normally ask our agent and editor if they mind if we post it. Nobody has ever refused.
I try to get the most info into the shortest blurb possible. Think of it like a Twitter tweet--about 140 characters works well. Look at some of the others and decide what you want to say. It'll probably take a couple of tries to get it right, but it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it.
I try to get the most info into the shortest blurb possible. Think of it like a Twitter tweet--about 140 characters works well. Look at some of the others and decide what you want to say. It'll probably take a couple of tries to get it right, but it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it.
Thank you kindly. It'll be a good while before I'm likely to get another contract -- I'm signed for the book after this one -- but I will keep this in mind for later on.
Very interesting.
Very interesting.
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