Workshop: “How to Find an Agent and NOT Get Scammed”

Most of my workshops are geared toward writers who are still at some stage with an unfinished manuscript. My two workshops in March, however, are for authors who have a completed manuscript and want to take the next step. “How to Find an Agent and NOT Get Scammed” will be presented online through Savvy Authors from March 5^th -19^th. 

Finding an agent can be a time-consuming, agonizing process which can be all the more devastating if you’re scammed out of money by a fraudulent “agent.” As an author who’s been both scammed badly and signed by a legitimate agent, I have firsthand knowledge of both and can relate to authors who are attempting to land an agent. Lessons will focus on both mistakes writers make that can result in being the victim of a scam and on positive steps for finding a legitimate agent.  Included will be details of my own personal journey of heartbreak and elation.

It’s important to do as much research as possible prior to sending in your submissions, something I myself failed to do when I was a fledgling author. First, of course, you don’t want to be scammed out of money and have your dreams destroyed by a scam artist. Secondly, you want to find the best home for your manuscript. You don’t want to settle for a poor choice just so you can say you’re “published.” And you certainly don’t want to “burn” your good markets by making careless or “newbie” mistakes.

Lessons for this workshop will be as follows:

I.          How NOT to Find an Agent (Week 1)

A.   Introduction and Outline

B.   Lesson #1 - The Three Commandments

C.   Lesson #2 - Ten Percent of Nothing is Nothing

D.   Lesson #3 - How I Got Scammed

E.   Lesson #4 - Who NOT to Query

II.         How to Find a Legitimate Agent (Week 2)

A.   Lesson #6 - Know What You Want

B.   Lesson #7 - How to Find an Agent

C.   Lesson #8 - My Personal Journey

D.   Lesson #9 - Query & Submission Tips

E.   Lesson #10 - Resources and a Final Note

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