Literary Agent New York Fantasy
Smart Travel Tip: 7 Things To Look Out For When Dealing With A Travel Agency
Many people are looking at price when searching for a discount travel agency, however, there are some other things you need to watch out for that can save you time, money and headaches when using a travel agency to plan your trip.
1) Check to see if the agency is a member of ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents). Agencies who are members must follow strict rules of conduct. If you should have a problem with your agency, it will be easier for you to file a complaint.
2) Make sure their offer isn’t too good to be true. The travel industry is very competitive and some agencies will promise you the moon. Make sure they can deliver what they promise before signing up.
3) The agency should disclose their full contact information. You should easily be able to find their name, address, phone number and email address. Call the phone number and see if a real person answers. If their contact information isn’t readily available, you should take your business elsewhere.
4) Some discount agencies will promise you low rates to get your business, then hit you with hidden fees. Since you are budgeting for your trip, you don’t want to be hit with a larger bill than you planned on. Be sure to get all agency rates and fees on paper to avoid surprises.
5) Respectable travel agencies will bend over backwards to make sure you are well taken care of, especially if you have medical needs while traveling. An agency out for a quick buck will not provide you with great customer service, so ask questions about how they will accommodate your special requests before signing.
6) A good travel agency will be there to help you during and after your trip to make sure everything is going smoothly. If you have a problem during your trip, the agency will be available to assist you. Fly by night services will disappear after you’ve handed over your money. Check out the agency’s reputation before you commit to a deal.
7) A good travel agency will have access to all kinds of information about the city and/or country you are visiting. They are one of the best insider travel tip resources around whether you need a business travel tip, family travel tip, an air travel tip, or a travel packing tip.
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publishing questions?
i recently finished a fantasy novel. i considered self-publishing but i feel that it would be an easier process to get a literary agent and go through a professional publishing company. the question is; how? how do i find a literary agent? does it have to be someone in my area? i live in philadelphia but would i be able to use an agent from new york since there are so many agents and it is close by? or should i go back to trying to self publish
It’s much easier to self-publish. This is because there are no quality standards for self-publishing. If you can pay, you can self-publish. For commercial publishing, the quality of your writing means everything. So does the quality of your story. So, it’s very hard to find an agent and publisher, but if you have something that’s well-written and original then you can definitely be published.
1) Research is how. Try writers forums, author websites, writers organization, books, and magazines. Stay away from search engines because that’s were all the sharks wade.
2) Same as above. Particularly, you can find them through sites like agentquery.com and aaronline.org as well as writers forums, websites, and organizations.
3) No. Most publishers and agents are based out of New York, most writers don’t live in New York. Telephone and email makes it easier to communicate these days.
4) Go out and by the writers yearbook, or whatever it’s called. Or visit the two sites I mentioned above. Visit the literary agency’s website and read it’s submission guideliens.
5) It’s up to you. It’s your money. It’s not wise to self-publish a novel, but you’re free to make that choice.
Lastly, Publishing has a 98% rejection rate. It’s this high because most people submitting manuscripts can’t write to save their lives. You need to be able to write like the authors you see on bookstore shelves if you ever want to be published. The standards are high and they don’t accept just anything. Some people get frustrated after all the rejection and resort to self-publishing. That’s their choice, but you also have to see the situation for what it is: the book you’re trying to get published might not be good enough to publish right now. Sometimes it’s inherently flawed and you have to trash it and start on a new project. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. You’ve finished this novel, start writing another one. It might be your 4th or 5th novel that lands you a publishing contract.
Is anyone here a Literary Agent in New York?
I’m looking for a Literary Agent. I am a writer of fantasy/science fiction and I am working on my first book which I want to be a series. I live East of Albany in rural New York.
Teenage author, publishing help.?
Hey,
I am Abhishek Indoria, and my age is 14. I hate written 4 novels till date, which includes 2 fantasy, one teen romance fiction and one thriller.
My problem is that…I have finished my books, and I couldn’t find a publisher! I can’t afford a literary agents as my parents don’t support me with writing. They think it’s not worthy 🙁
Okay, I live in India, but I don’t want any Indian publisher. It would be nice if the publisher would be present in U.K. or U.S.A.
I have contacted some, but they don’t involve in contracts with authors with age 18 or less.
My novels:
Jake Harris series(2 novels) : Jake Harris starts when Harry Potter ends. The story will never let you feel the emptiness which Harry Potter’s last novel has left. Get immersed in this rich fantasy world of magic!
Together…in search of dreams: How the life of David changes when he comes to a town and becomes friends with a girl who has totally different lifestyle than him. Where he is academic, and she is totally social and lovable. David feels the change in himself in just one summer.
The Hourglass: Constant murders, and uncounted disappearances. Is the city of New York really in darkness? A full thriller story which will scare you to death, and yeah, beware of vampires!
I really need some help, can you please help me out?
Thanks.
A literary agent does not cost money. You just simply write a query and hope they ask to read your manuscript. If a agent doe ask for money, he/she is ripping you off? Also, I never heard of agents saying no due to age. Maybe I’m wrong, but you might be talking to the wrong agents. All you have to do is mail or email the agent or agency house with your query.
agentqueary.com is a great place to find agencies.
Some agencies are:
Wirters House,
Don Maass,
Kristen Nelson,
Stimola,
Knight agency,
Andrea Brown,
Curtis Brown,
Harvey Klinger,
Ethan Ellenberg,
Liza Dawson,
Richard Henshaw,
Folio Agency,
Levine Grenburg,
the Park Literary group,
Aaron Priest,
Harold Ober.
These are all tough agencies, so I would advise you to use the website I gave you.
P.S.
Christopher Paloni did publish at fifteen, but it was selfpublish. He didn’t join Writer House untl 19, if I’m correct.
There aren’t any real literary agents here. You submit your work to them like the rest of us writers have to do: write a query letter and send sample pages and hope it’s good enough for them to want to read more.
If anyone here is a literary agent then they’re a scammer. Literary agents don’t have time to roam random sites like this. You might find one or two at a big writers site like abosolutewrite.com.
Check agentquery.com and aaronline.org for a list of agents.
I suggest you research publishing before trying to jump into it. There’s always the smell of rejection when a new writer makes amateur mistakes, especially when s/he could have researched to avoid it. I highly suggest you do some in-depth research first… Your post, and previous posts, are bleeding “amateur mistakes in waiting.” Avoid them.