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: karen_w_newton (karen_w_newton) wrote,
2008-09-07 15:47:00

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2008-09-07 15:47:00

Why agents are worth 15%

The Pikes Peak list serve alerted me to this most excellent post by a "recovering editorial assistant." "It's called Why you should never submit unagented to publishing companies, and it lays out the reasons very clearly. While I would not take it as an absolute rule, I think she makes an excellent case for always trying your level best to get the agent first.

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More on "sticky books"

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