Friday, May 07, 2004
Cautionary tale for writers
You may recognize some of the names here: Fisher, Deering.
Cautionary tale for writers: 'literary agent from hell'
By Teresa Mendez [book review]
Although 150,000 titles were published last year, most aspiring authors still can't find a publisher.
Unfortunately, there's a shadow industry eager to prey on writers who hope to evade the usual hoops on their way to publication. You've seen the ads: "Manuscripts Wanted!" You may even have been tempted to respond with a masterpiece of your own. But before sending any money, read "Ten Percent of Nothing," a chilling book by former FBI agent Jim Fisher about "the literary agent from hell."
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Cautionary tale for writers: 'literary agent from hell'
By Teresa Mendez [book review]
Although 150,000 titles were published last year, most aspiring authors still can't find a publisher.
Unfortunately, there's a shadow industry eager to prey on writers who hope to evade the usual hoops on their way to publication. You've seen the ads: "Manuscripts Wanted!" You may even have been tempted to respond with a masterpiece of your own. But before sending any money, read "Ten Percent of Nothing," a chilling book by former FBI agent Jim Fisher about "the literary agent from hell."
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posted by Sal Towse at 10:29 AM|
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: views from the Hill
Bertold Brecht:
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
