When to get an book agent?
Such an easy sounding question but the answer is so much less clear. Every website and book I’ve looked at on the subject suggest before you even think about going to an agent that you should edit, have other people edit, take a class, pay a professional editor, and so on. Is all that really nessasary?
The only author I have gotten the oppertunity to ask about this said that once she was ready it all fell into place really easy. She editted herself as far and I know. After that point she said finding an agent was quite easy.
So I guess the answer is when you are ready? How do you know that though? Honestly at this second with my book, I feel like within a month I could be completely happy and ready to present it to publishing companies. I know there is always the option of trying to get the deal on my own but I know that I’m not all that good when it comes to business. All it would take was one place being nice at all and I would say yes to whatever. This is why I let other people handle photography business stuff for me. If it were up to me I would do everything free because the second someone comments on me being expensive I feel horrible.
I don’t completely get why everywhere says to take classes. I already have a degree so shouldn’t that count? I get they are saying to perfect your craft and all that kind of stuff but I think I’m pretty good. Writing was something that always came easy to be. Editing even more so. I would LOVE to get a job as an editor. I know I probably have lots of mistakes online here so you are probably thinking I’m crazy but it is true. I’m the girl that would mark the hell out of any paper in front of me. My peers loved me looking over that stuff for that fact. Sure, I would point out what was good but I would circle every little thing that was wrong or off to and give advice. I think on my own I’m going to do pretty okay editting my story. Plus I have family that will read it too.
Is there any authors or writers out there that have any advice on when to look into book agents?
What is in this name?