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SUMMARY:An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the 
 beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman\, Vice Presid
 ent and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company..\nhttps://opl.libnet.info/e
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>You&rsquo\;re writing a book (or thinking 
 about it)\, but what happens next?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The Gernert Company repr
 esents more than 500 authors and is a full-service literary agency with of
 fices in New York and Los Angeles. Their client list is as broad as the ma
 rket and they represent fiction\, both literary and commercial (such as Li
 z Moore\, John Grishman\, Louise Penny\, Cixin Liu)\, as well as general n
 onfiction and practical nonfiction genres.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In this presenta
 tion\, Fishman will deep dive into what happens after you&rsquo\;ve signed
  with a literary agent. He will cover many topics\, including but not limi
 ted to:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>What agents are and are not looking for\,&nbsp\;How
  to submit your work to an agent and when\,What to expect after you've bot
 h said "yes!" to working together\,&nbsp\;<br />What you can look forward 
 to as you ready your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers\, i
 ncluding the revision process and so much more.&nbsp\;<br />This extended\
 , 90-minute presentation\, includes 30 minutes of Q&amp\;A. This is the ye
 ar to make all of your publishing dreams come true. To learn about this be
 ginning stage of the process\, register now!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Click here for
  a list of <a href="https://opl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=fishman%
 2C%20seth&amp\;searchType=author">Seth Fishman's books&nbsp\;</a>at the Oa
 kville Public Library.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author</strong></p
 >\n<p>Head of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is a Vice President and agent 
 at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 2010 after beginning his caree
 r as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Texas\,
  he graduated from Princeton University and earned an MFA in Creative Writ
 ing from the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, England. His interests
  are wide-ranging\, but in particular he's looking for the new voice\, the
  original idea\, the entirely breathtaking creative angle in both fiction 
 and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children\, and i
 s the author of the award-winning picture book\,&nbsp\;A Hundred Billion T
 rillion Stars\, along with&nbsp\;Power Up&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;The Ocean In You
 r Bathtub\, as well as two YA books.<br /><br /></p>\n<p><strong>The views
  expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program d
 oes not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Referen
 ce to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or
  recommendation by Oakville Public Library.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>
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