I'd like to take a survey of how people got their agents and, to paraphrase Dr. Phil, how it's working out for ya; in other words, aside from eliminating an option clause here or there, what your agent has done for you.
To get the ball rolling, as someone with a dozen published books and approximately that many agents, I have found most of my agents through the personal recommendations of friends or editors of mine who were their clients. I got one agent through a cold call, but he was familiar with my byline and track record (and he sold my proposal to a publisher in two months)
To get the ball rolling, as someone with a dozen published books and approximately that many agents, I have found most of my agents through the personal recommendations of friends or editors of mine who were their clients. I got one agent through a cold call, but he was familiar with my byline and track record (and he sold my proposal to a publisher in two months)