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Literary Agents of the
Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit™


Literary agents are probably the least understood aspect of the publishing business.



Authors who engage literary agents are not necessarily
any closer to getting published than when they were writing
and sending out their own query letters. Literary agents
negotiate the a publishing contract with publishing companies
who feel their clients must have representation.



Common Literary Agent
Questions / Considerations




  • What does an agent really do?

  • How much does having an agent increase my odds of getting published?

  • How big a cut does an agent take out of my royalties?

  • Are there costs the agent incurs that they pass back to the author, reducing the royalty check?

  • How big are the print runs of an agent negotiated contract vs an author negotiated contract?

  • Does an agent try to change the content of my book or intellectual property?

  • How can I tell if an agent is reputable?





We are sure you'll have many more relevant questions for the literary agents of the Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit™.

If you have a question you would like a literary agents to answer, please go to the 'Contact us' page and send it in. We will do our best to get it answered for you.






These literary agents have shown high quality, high integrity of service to authors involved with the Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit and they are the recommended literary agents for the Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit™.



  • Those literary agents listed
    in good standing with the
    Association of Author Representatives
    www.aaronline.org




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Writer's Summit Tip #31:


Make at least 3 Amazon.com Listmania lists that include your book and at least 10 other books:

Books in your genre (bestsellers preferably, classics next, your favorites last)

Books that you reference in your book (use your recommended reading, resources or bibliography information)

Books that your readers like (whether they are in your genre or not)

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Writer's Summit Tip #19:

When calling a book store to find out if you can schedule a book signing - if they ask you, "Is your book 'Print on Demand'?" They don't really care about the real answer to that question... bookstores do not care how your book was manufactured. The real question they are asking you is, "Are your books returnable?"

Print on Demand books typically are not returnable and therefore, bookstores do not like to do book signings with authors who books are "Print on Demand."

If you do get asked this question, answer with your return policy. "No, my books come with 100% return guarantee."
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