Product Description
Get Signed
Author(s): Lucinda Halpern
Format: Paperback
Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal and Become a Published Author
"All aspiring authors know the value of a great literary agent, but few know how to get one. Lucinda Halpern has written the definitive guide to attracting an agent and laying the groundwork for a book well worth publishing."
- Adam Grant, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the TED podcast Re:Thinking
In this practical, immediately actionable guide, Lucinda Halpern, who has represented New York Times bestsellers and brokered numerous deals with major publishers for over a decade, divulges what agents look for in authors and the shortcuts they use to get book deals but have never revealed-until now.
Lucinda has personally helped hundreds of writers and entrepreneurs launch timeless, best-selling books. But the path to literary success begins with knowing the answers to questions like:
· How do I make my book idea marketable to agents and publishers?
· What essential ingredients should my book pitch possess?
· What common pitfalls and errors should I avoid?
· How do I find a reputable agent who shares my vision?
· What can I do if I'm getting rejected by agents and publishers?
With her unique 6-step method, Lucinda provides the tools and concrete strategies to:
· Write a query letter that gets an agent's attention
· Build an effective marketing platform
· Create a timeless bestseller
Packed with interviews from best-selling authors, leading book editors from Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, and more, Get Signed is the indispensable roadmap you need right now to get noticed and become a published author.
About the Author
Lucinda Halpern is a literary agent with over 20 years' experience in both the publicity and agency sides of publishing. Before founding Lucinda Literary, she worked in the Publicity division of HarperCollins, where she assisted on the media campaign for Freakonomics among other New York Times bestsellers. She later took a management role in Sales and Marketing at Scholastic before becoming a marketing consultant for Gretchen Rubin (The Happiness Project) and others, and then launching her career as an agent. She has worked with such publishers as HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette, and currently represents authors writing in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction. You can find her online at lucindaliterary.com and getsignedbook.com.
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