Do You Really Need an Agent?
A big thank you to those of you who have already started sending questions for me to address here. One of you asked, “how necessary is an agent?” I’m going to preface this by saying there’s no right or wrong answer. I’ll give my perspective, but I’d also love to hear from those of you who have an agent or made a conscious decision not to get one.
You’ll hear me say this a lot, but before thinking about whether you should try to get an agent, you need to establish your own personal goals for your book. Are you publishing a book to cross it off a bucket list? Are you planning on publishing this one particular book to start and then figure out later if you want to publish more? Is this book meant to launch your career as an author? Do you see this book being adapted for film or TV? How much time do you want to invest in the success of this book?
So, you know your goals. Should you get an agent?
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