Looking for a Literary Agent Articles

How to stay positive and productive while trying to get a literary agent? The query process can be one of the most exciting—and emotionally challenging—parts of pursuing traditional publishing. Writers often start out hopeful, then hit a wall of rejection letters,...

Literary agents and politics? Many writers worry that politics could hurt their chances of getting a literary agent—even when their book isn’t political. They wonder whether a literary agent might reject a query letter because of the author’s beliefs, social media...

Many writers think their book is being rejected because a literary agent “didn’t read enough,” but it’s often something the agent saw (or didn’t see) in the opening sentences, paragraphs, pages, or chapters. This article reveals the many reasons agents pass quickly...

Information about comparable titles (“comps”) in a query letter for literary agents should communicate what you wrote, who it’s for, and how it’s different. Written by a former literary agent who created this no-cost 15-part guide about How to Get a Literary Agent,...

How does a writer’s gender affect literary agents? This article—written by a former agent who created this 15-part guide about How to Get a Literary Agent—reveals how gender can help or hurt you, what to say (and not say), and how to position your book in a...

Most writers struggle at least a little bit with the idea of “selling themselves” and their books. If they communicate with confidence, they worry they’ll sound arrogant, cheesy, or fake. Or that if they stay humble and “let the work speak for itself,” they’ll be...

How does a writer's age impact literary agents? Whether a writer is young, old, or in between, age matters. This definitive article about how age affects literary agent was written by a former literary agent, the creator of this free 15-Part Guide About How to Get a...