التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
How to approach agents and editors: A longtime publishing insider gives straight advice for garnering the right kind of attention for your book manuscript. |
| المؤلفون: |
Lerner, Betsy1 (AUTHOR) |
| المصدر: |
Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.). Feb2011, Vol. 124 Issue 2, p26-55. 3p. 1 Color Photograph. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*AUTHORS, *LITERARY agents, *AUTHOR-publisher relations, *EDITORS, *FIRST impression (Psychology), *QUERIES (Authorship), *COMMERCIAL correspondence |
| مستخلص: |
This article presents information to authors regarding the best way to approach editors and literary agents in the hope of selling their manuscripts. The importance of first impressions, query letters, and other strategies by which authors can get an editor's attention are discussed. It is noted that query letters should look professional, be free of errors, and should not be accompanied by a photo of the author. The proper way of communicating with editors and of using leverage to find an agent is discussed. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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