An Agents Point of View [CD-ROM]

Sheri Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2007

A literary agent explains the process of obtaining and keeping an agent while illustrating the important aspects of contact, etiquette and more. The stories of an agent's encounters with authors are sprinkled with a bit of humor, clearly illustrating the wrong way to approach an agent.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Williams writing style is straightforward yet friendly... The book is especially helpful to aspiring writers because she includes a complete query and book proposal for readers to use as examples in developing their own. Williams lays out all the parts of each piece, and explains all the components of a successful writer s pitch. With a copy of An Agents Point of View, it s like having your own personal agent looking over your shoulder, pointing out all the things you re doing right (and wrong). --Amy Brozio-Andrews, Managing Editor and International Markets Columnist for Absolute Write

...speaks the truth and lays the cold hard facts of this business out in an easy to understand format for authors. --A. E. Rought, author of "Forever Dark, My Love"

About the Author

Sheri Williams has been in the publishing industry for about 16 years. Before starting Williams Agency(1997), Ms. Williams worked as a research assistant to an agency in Oregon. She has held the position of editor, copyeditor, copywriter, and research specialist for many online and print media. Her educational background is journalism, creative writing, novel writing, writing for children and teens, art, marketing and business administration.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 80 pages
• Publisher: Red Writing Hood Ink (July 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974825255
• ISBN-13: 978-0974825250
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,354,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting Published, August 13, 2004

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Gianni DeVincent Hayes, Ph.D (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Agents Point of View (CD-ROM)

Seldom does a book appear that touches every aspect of what writers want and need to know about the art and business of getting published. But Sheri Williams' "An Agent's Point of View" does it all . . . and more. What a resourceful and highly informative work it is! As a published author and professor of writing, I have scoured book after book for the information Ms. Williams' offers in her valuable guide on a wide range of writing topics, from creating queries, formatting manuscripts, designing proposals, right down to the etiquette and ethics of agent-writer relationships. It's all here! Her writing is so smooth, her information is presented in an easy-to-read manner, and her words are so valuable that I wish I had this book before I began my journey to becoming a 14-book published author and critiquer of hundreds and hundreds of manuscripts. Take it from me - from someone who knows, from someone who has sweated through query and proposal writing, from someone who has received enough rejections to wallpaper her entire home -- that this is a must-have book for anyone who is tackling the challenge of writing. Ms. Williams has the nuts and bolts down pat, and gives it all in a most entertaining and understandable manner. It's a great job all around by an excellent writer!

Gianni Hayes, Ph.D

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