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SUMMARY:An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent
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DESCRIPTION:You’re writing a book (or thinking about it)\, but what
  happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and t
 he beginning stages of the publishing process. Please register..\nhttps://
 gailborden.libnet.info/event/12223393
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>An Inside Look at Working with a Literary 
 Agent with&nbsp\;<a href="https://gailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Author/Hom
 e?author=%22Fishman%2C%20Seth%2C%22">Seth Fishman</a>\, Vice President and
  Literary Agent at The Gernert Company. The Gernert Company represents mor
 e than 500 authors and is a full-service literary agency with offices in N
 ew York and Los Angeles. Their client list is as broad as the market and t
 hey represent fiction\, both literary and commercial (such as Liz Moore\, 
 John Grishman\, Louise Penny\, Cixin Liu)\, as well as general nonfiction 
 and practical nonfiction genres.&nbsp\;<br /><br />In this presentation\, 
 <a href="https://gailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Author/Home?author=%22Fishm
 an%2C%20Seth%2C%22">Fishman</a> will deep dive into what happens after you
 &rsquo\;ve signed with a literary agent. He will cover many topics\, inclu
 ding but not limited to:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What agents are and are not
  looking for\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>How to submit your work to an agent and wh
 en\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What to expect after you've both said "yes!" to work
 ing together\,&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>What you can look forward to as you ready 
 your work with an eye towards submitting to publishers\, including the rev
 ision process and so much more.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><span style
 ="text-decoration: underline\;">This extended\, 90-minute presentation\, i
 ncludes 30 minutes of Q&amp\;A</span>.</strong> This is the year to make a
 ll of your publishing dreams come true. To learn about this beginning stag
 e of the process\, <a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden/65338">registe
 r now</a>!<br /><br /><strong>About the Author:</strong> Head of the Los A
 ngeles office\, <a href="https://gailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Author/Home
 ?author=%22Fishman%2C%20Seth%2C%22">Seth</a> is a Vice President and agent
  at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 2010 after beginning his care
 er as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Texas\
 , he graduated from Princeton University and earned an MFA in Creative Wri
 ting from the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, England. His interest
 s are wide-ranging\, but in particular he's looking for the new voice\, th
 e original idea\, the entirely breathtaking creative angle in both fiction
  and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children\, and 
 is the author of the award-winning picture book\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://g
 ailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Record/.b24049025?searchId=443423&amp\;record
 Index=4&amp\;page=&amp\;referred=resultIndex"><em>A Hundred Billion Trilli
 on Stars</em></a>\, along with&nbsp\;<a href="https://gailborden.aspendisc
 overy.org/Record/.b27324229?searchId=443423&amp\;recordIndex=7&amp\;page=&
 amp\;referred=resultIndex"><em>Power Up</em></a>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<a href="
 https://gailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Record/.b30936214?searchId=443423&am
 p\;recordIndex=6&amp\;page=&amp\;referred=resultIndex"><em>The Ocean In Yo
 ur Bathtub</em></a>\, as well as two YA books<br /><br /><strong><a href="
 https://libraryc.org/gailborden/65338">Please Register for link to program
 </a>.<br /><br /></strong></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><a href="https://librar
 yc.org/gailborden">Live Virtual Author Talks</a>&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;</strong>Th
 is new series through Library Speakers Consortium offers live online talks
  by bestselling authors of books in a variety of genres. Participants rece
 ive a link to the program when they register. Please see <a href="https://
 libraryc.org/gailborden">https://libraryc.org/gailborden</a>&nbsp\;to regi
 ster and also view recorded videos of past speakers.<br /><br /><strong></
 strong></p>\nhttps://gailborden.libnet.info/event/12223393
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