Inside Information

For those struggling with questions and issues over agents for your priceless prose, I have some info from inside sources. The first is a free listing of more than 400 "trustworthy agents who represent almost every kind of book imaginable" compiled by the people at Authors Team. Ordinarily you'd have to register for their industrial-strength marketing program disguised as a newsletter to get the link to the agents list. The .PDF file is arranged alphabetically and provides contact and agency names, address, phone number, email address, and website (if all that data are available). Use information from the last three columns to find out if the agency handles your type of writing, is taking new clients, requires queries, and how to submit material. Do NOT waste your time and money on unsolicited scattershot submissions. Do the homework first for best results. To get an peek into an agent's selection process, read Agent 007 at Backspace, where Writer's Edge is now listed as a "Literary Blog". [agents]

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