How to Get a Literary Agent in 2024 | What Do Agents Look for in Writers?
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Published 2021-01-03
WHAT DO LITERARY AGENTS LOOK FOR?
02:03 - Talent
03:29 - Long-term partnership
05:59 - Market fit
08:53 - Enthusiasm
10:37 - Trust
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All Comments (21)
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Are you in the process of querying agents? Let me know how it's been going.
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I’m so RELIEVED you didn’t mention “strong social media presence”!
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"How to Get a Literary Agent in 2024"... posted Jan 3, 2021. You can see the future!
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Learning about getting an agent and publishing has always been so stressful for me that I find it hard to even continue writing. Thank you for making this whole process easy to understand and like it's not a complete fantasy to have my book published
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I literally have hundreds of rejection letters from submissions through the years, and am at a point where I have 11 completed books, 9 of which are fiction novels, a trilogy, two singles, and a series of 5. I'm preparing to pitch 5 of the projects to various studios, and have felt the old enthusiasm come back enough that it's possible I'm finally ready to start approaching agents again. It would be lovely to see if any of my projects can spark their interest. Thank you for putting these videos out, I just found them and have gratefully subscribed.
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As a talent manager myself and having been an agent for years I must say this is GREAT. Thank you! 🎉
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I really enjoyed your video. I loved the fact that you spoke more about the human side of what an agent is looking for rather than simply the business of publishing and what it really means to work with an agent. Awesome video.
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Best agent advice ever!
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Very informative. Thanks Alyssa.
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This is great advice, Alyssa. Thanks for sharing your perspective and insight!
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Great stuff—thanks for sharing!
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Great, thanks for this video! Super helpful!
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Very informative. Thank you.
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Great info! Thank you
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Hi Alyssa, I have really been enjoying your videos! Great points in this one about Market Fit & Enthusiasm!
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Thanks so much. Super informative. I'm hooked on your content.
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Much-appreciated, thank you.
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Thank you babe! The first video i’ve watched of yours, very helpful. I’ll be sure to watch more 🙏🏼
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You are so wonderful. Thank you for this informational video! ♥️
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Thank you. This was fantastic. I'm just about to embark on this journey and preparing myself for how to go about the agent process. The story I have has been with me for over 20 years but only in the last 3-4 years has it really become a serious undertaking, with a career in mind. The advice given in this video was great and I've subscribed in order to check out more. I'm incredibly excited. I remember reading somewhere that writing a novel is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, and I couldn't agree more. Sending off my work is going to be a rollercoaster (good and bad) and I can't wait. Thank you for your help.
