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Find Literary Agents Through Similar Books
- Start with a literary agent if you want a traditional publishing deal, especially for nonfiction.
- Build a target list from similar books’ acknowledgments, send short query letters, and use free templates to pitch who you are and what the book is.
Build A Body Of Work Before The Book
- Publish shorter pieces to build credentials and an audience before pitching a book.
- Aaliyah Hannah-Habib says essays, articles, literary magazines, op-eds, or Substack can act like a bat signal that helps agents discover you.
Finish The Full Fiction Manuscript First
- Finish your fiction manuscript before querying agents, because most fiction sells from a full draft, not a proposal.
- Alexi Horowitz-Gazi says querying may be your only shot with a given agent, so send the most crystallized version possible.