Book proposal and agents

by David Castanho
20th December 2013

Hi

I am no where close to finishing my first book but I was a little curious of when I should start writing a book proposal and searching for a literacy agent?

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Agree with the two above - it's a long haul process. It's also worth finding as many people as possible to read & constructively criticise your finished, polished work before attempting to go further. Often what you think you've written and what the reader actually perceives are two different things!

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susan Russell
20/12/2013

Agree with the two above - it's a long haul process. It's also worth finding as many people as possible to read & constructively criticise your finished, polished work before attempting to go further. Often what you think you've written and what the reader actually perceives are two different things!

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susan Russell
20/12/2013

What Adrian said. Get the book written and the story as good as you want it to be, and then start thinking about agents and other options. Good luck!

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