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Why Do I Need A Literary Agent?

Agents Are Not Just Gatekeepers

June 15, 2010 by Nathan Bransford

One of the more prevalent and persistent misconceptions about the future of publishing is that if we move to a model where you don’t HAVE to go through an agent and publisher to find publication, suddenly agents are going to go out like the dodo bird by way of the buggy whip. Here’s the thing: […]

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Consider taking a chance on a young agent

May 26, 2009 by Nathan Bransford

A few years back I was on a panel at a writer’s conference, and one of the best audience questions came during my panel with literary agent Ginger Clark, who was my colleague at Curtis Brown at the time. Eden Lane asked us what it was like taking on our first client compared to what […]

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Interview With S.E. Hinton

May 14, 2009 by Nathan Bransford

I had the immense pleasure of meeting S.E. Hinton in Tulsa last month, and not only did I discover that she is a faithful lurker around these parts, she very graciously agreed to an interview. Her debut novel, THE OUTSIDERS, which she wrote when she was sixteen, revolutionized the children’s book world upon its publication […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Bestsellers, How to Write a Novel, Life of a Writer, literary agents, Why Do I Need A Literary Agent?

This Week in Publishing 3/20/09

March 20, 2009 by Nathan Bransford

Lots and lots of links this week, so let’s get this started, shall we? First off, I’m as surprised as you are that my bracket wasn’t completely busted by 3 PM yesterday, which probably means that I’ll be dead in the water by the end of the day. There’s currently a nine-way tie atop the […]

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Guest Blogger: Ginger Clark on the Frankfurt Book Fair

November 17, 2008 by Nathan Bransford

Ginger Clark is an agent at Curtis Brown. Check out her Publishers Marketplace page here. I went to the Frankfurt Book Fair last month for the second time with Dave Barbor, our Director of Foreign Rights. My first time was in 2007, and I was very nervous and excited beforehand. Nervous because I was not […]

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Guest Blogger: Jeff Abbott on the Importance of Having an Agent

November 14, 2008 by Nathan Bransford

Jeff Abbott is an international bestselling author and Curtis Brown client. He has been nominated twice for Edgar awards, and his most recent novel, COLLISION, was published in July by Dutton. Obviously, you know you need an agent, or you wouldn’t be stalking Nathan, er, reading his blog. But I have found that too many […]

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