What Is the Best Way for an Aspiring Writer to Get an Agent?
Get an agent any way you can. If it takes four dozen queries, write them without hesitation. If it takes haunting genre-fiction conventions until you get a one-on-one with a resident agent or convention-participant agent, do so. Whatever works for you is the right way to get an agent. Some sources for information about getting an agent include: 1. Writer’s guides, including agents and editors listings. Local bookstores and libraries carry these. 2. Association of Author’s Representatives – the organization of professional literary agents. Note that agents not listed with the AAR may be of dubious legitimacy. 3. Literary magazines, which often include how-to articles for first-time writers, such as how to get an agent. However, be wary of any advertisement for clients by an agency. Refer to book doctors in the edit file, and to the discussions about reading fees and legitimate fees later in this agents file. 4. Web sites. There is a great deal of information posted by professional autho
