Advice Quote by Sarah Cooper

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name…

— Sara Paretsky

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

— Jacqueline Carey

If you haven't taken a writing class, take a writing class. I took every class that was available in my area. I went to…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

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

Maybe I should be a literary agent. I'm good at picking up on books that become successful before it happens. I could pick up…

— Lynne Ramsay

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to…

— John Hodgman

Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can.

— Walter Jon Williams

Don't wait for success, but for the respect and interest of those who read you. At the start it could be a classmate, someone…

— Dacia Maraini

I think it's important to have an experienced writer or editor critique your work to get it ready to pitch an agent.

— Tom Robinson

Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your…

— Amish Tripathi

I call myself a literary agent simply to distinguish myself from actors' agents.

— Irving Paul Lazar

. I used to advise writers to just write their books and it will find a home, and suddenly that didn't seem as certain.…

— Michelle Tea