What Agents Want

by Maui Writers Conference

• ISBN13: 9781582972503
• ISBN10: 1582972508
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

Writers know that having an agent can make the difference between success and failure. What most don't know is how to get one. Who better to tell them than the agents themselves?This book provides a bounty of insights and advice from some of America's top agents, all of them teachers at the world-renowned Maui Writer's Conference. Each agent guides readers step-by-step through a different aspect of the query- and proposal-writing process, illustrating each concept with inspiring examples from well-known clients. Readers will learn how to:Pitch their book successfully in 30 seconds or 2-3 sentencesShow their book's most important features firstIdentify major selling points and sales enginesCreate hooks and sound-bytesArgue the case for publicationDetermine what to include in a proposalBuild a media platformPitch to agents at conferencesReaders will find all the answers they need to develop irresistible ideas, queries and proposals. What Agents Want brings the dream of getting published closer than ever before!John Tullius is the author of nearly a dozen books and the founder of the Maui Writers Conference. The conference is the world's largest and most prestigious, annually attracting up to 2,000 attendees and dozens of best-selling authors. John Tullius lives in Maui, Hawaii.