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Be it by a publisher, a writing group instructor, or just a friend who heard
from a friend, you've probably been told to get an agent.
But why? What exactly does a literary agent do?
Our job is much more than simply finding a publisher for your book. A
good agent can be as much a career manager as anything else, and works
for both your short-term goal of finding a good home for your current project
and your long-term future as a writer.
We draw upon our knowledge of industry trends, various publishing
houses’ strengths and weaknesses in publishing certain genres and
specific editors’ needs and wants to place a project with the best publisher
and editor for you as possible.
We may provide editorial guidance and input to help create the strongest
and most attractive proposal or manuscript possible prior to submission to
publishers.
We use our expansive knowledge of book contracts to comb through
every detail of a proposed contract, obtaining the very best possible deal for
our clients. This could mean better percentages on sub-rights such as
audio or electronic sales or a shorter duration of a publisher’s rights over a
client’s work..
When a project is placed, we facilitate and maintain active
communication between editor and client, listening carefully to client
concerns, answering any questions about any aspect of the publishing
process and ensuring that the process of manuscript publication goes as
smoothly as possible..
When monies are due on signing of a contract or when a book is
published, we ensure these monies are received from the publisher on time
as promised and dispersed as quickly as possible.
We maintain accurate books on all monies due and paid to our clients,
relaying any relevant royalty statements and the like furnished by the
publisher.
We work with overseas co-agents to help place our client's books with
overseas publishers, attempting to maximize author visibility and sales
around the globe.
We work with many other types of sub-agents such as film and television
agents to explore potential deals in these areas.
We provide suggestions for clients on future book topics, offer advice on
existing ones and encourage frank discussion on the merits and drawbacks
of any future project subjects.
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Here are some links for author resources found on the Web:
The Literary Marketplace
The Association of Author's Representatives (AAR)
The Author's Guild