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LITERARY AGENTS

September 11, 2024 at 12:56 pm Leave a comment

                    MY QUEST FOR A LITERARY AGENT

 I have a novel, The Beast Awaits, for which I am seeking a publisher. I have used Duotrope to compile a list of publishers but so far I have found none that I deem satisfactory. Therefore, I am now looking for a literary agent for which Duotrope also provides a listing.

For many publishers having an agent is the only way your work can be reviewed. The fact that you have an agent encourages publishers to look at your work for they know that the only way a REPUTIBLE agent makes a penny is if they sell your work.

I filled out a Duotrope questionnaire for agents and received a list of 124 agents. Daunting. But through my use of another website, I was able to reduce this to a list of seventeen agents I feel secure in pursuing.

In a future post will describe how I accomplished this.

Entry filed under: THE BEAST AWAITS, UNPUBLISHED WORKS, Walt Trizna, Walt Trizna's Stories, WALT'S OPINIONS, writer's information, WRITER'S FORUM, WRITER'S FORUM, WRITERS OPPORTUNITIES. Tags: Duotrope, Duotrope search, Duotrope.com, horror, literary agents, publishing, querying, Walt Trizna, writers, writing, writing-tips.