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Sorry if this has been asked before, but I wanted to tie it into my own personal situation.
What exactly makes a literary agent what they are? As far as I know, there is official training or regulation right?
The reason I ask, is because a family member of mine, who went to UCLA Film School, is interested in trying to become a literary agent, and she said she'd represent me.
So, my question is this. I've desperately wanted to submit to this sort of small publisher, because I think they'd like what I have, but they only accept agented submissions.
Buuut...on their website, they pretty much tell the "agent" what they expect to see in their email inbox.
So...I guess I'll just stop beating around the bush. What's to stop my interested family member from submitting my stuff (following their guidelines), as my "agent" Is that legitimate?
I'm very curious.
What exactly makes a literary agent what they are? As far as I know, there is official training or regulation right?
The reason I ask, is because a family member of mine, who went to UCLA Film School, is interested in trying to become a literary agent, and she said she'd represent me.
So, my question is this. I've desperately wanted to submit to this sort of small publisher, because I think they'd like what I have, but they only accept agented submissions.
Buuut...on their website, they pretty much tell the "agent" what they expect to see in their email inbox.
So...I guess I'll just stop beating around the bush. What's to stop my interested family member from submitting my stuff (following their guidelines), as my "agent" Is that legitimate?
I'm very curious.