Agents Quote by Bernard Cornwell

Agents are essential, because publishers will not read unsolicited manuscripts.

— Jackie Collins

For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of…

— Laura Miller

I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head; it was journals and poetry. So I passed on their…

— Kenny Loggins

“Agents don’t sell books, good writing does. Plotting and characterization are what interest an editor. Agents negotiate contracts, but they don’t sell books.”

— Debbie Macomber

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

— Jasper Fforde

My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even if I…

— Sarah Dessen

I tell my agent that I want to read everything.

— Jena Malone

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

— Jacqueline Carey

In researching literary agents I did what the books tell you to do: I looked at the acknowledgments page of a book that was…

— Debra Hamel

Many writers will get a contract by selling chapters and outlines or something like that. I wrote the entire novel, and when it was…

— George R. R. Martin

My agents are busy with the final details of the contract.

— Guus Hiddink

“Before it occurred to me that I might actually need an agent, I had generated well over three million dollars' worth of income, a…

— Stephen King