How To Be Your Own Literary Agent
Author | : Richard Curtis |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2003-11-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780547524269 |
ISBN-13 | : 0547524269 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book How To Be Your Own Literary Agent written by Richard Curtis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2003-11-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Be Your Own Literary Agent takes the mystery out of book publishing for any writer, published or not. Richard Curtis -- a top literary agent for more than thirty years -- provides a comprehensive practical overview of the publishing process, from submissions to contract negotiations to subsidiary rights to marketing, publicity, and beyond. He also gives away trade secrets and invaluable wisdom -- candid advice that can be found nowhere else. Now completely revised and expanded, How to Be Your Own Literary Agent is essential reading for all writers. * Big publishers, small publishers, self-publishers, e-publishers: how to keep up in a rapidly changing business * The new breed of busy literary editors: how to find them and know what they're looking for * What the electronic revolution means to you, and how to take advantage of it * How to know your "publishing" rights and negotiate effectively * How to have a say in your book's design, jacket, and promotion * How book chains and superstores have altered publishing -- and what that means for you