How I Got My Literary Agent
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ค. 2023
- Hi all! I'm Kristi, and I write under the pen name, Karmen Lee! My journey to getting a literary agent wasn’t one I had planned to start so soon, but now I am so grateful that I have some amazing friends who pushed me to go for it! I started my author journey back in 2014 with my first self-published novella, and nine years later, I am starting out my traditional publishing journey. I'm sharing with you how I got here, and what will be coming next.
I loved watching videos about other people finding agents and getting book deals, so I hope that this video provides some insight into the different paths you can potentially take in your querying journey.
If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!
✨AUTHOR THINGS✨
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My Books: amzn.to/3Uy8Q8F
Read me on Radish: bit.ly/3SoKSL2
My website: karmenlee.com/
✨Music✨
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Music by DJ GONZ - Veil Over The Eyes - thmatc.co/?l=A713E915
✨Pitch Events Mentioned✨
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Congratulations! This is amazing!! You got this!
That's soooo exciting! Happy for you!
Thank you so much!
wow. single mom + job and also an author. ur a superwoman. congrats on landing an agent + book deal.
Thank you so much! ☺️
Congratulations! So lovely to hear about the supportive author community!
Thank you so much! I really did get lucky and find some awesome author friends.
Congratulations! This is amazing!
Thank you!🥰
Super helpful video! 🔥
Glad it was helpful!
Great video…congratulations…wish you many years of success
Thank you! :)
Congratulations!! I’m so intrigued by your premise since I’ve been a bowler since I was 4 - can’t wait to hear more and read your book when it’s out!
Thank you! Wow, that’s amazing you started so young.
@@authorkarmenlee I grew up in a family of bowlers, so I joined a family league with my grandma and mom that young! I also met my partner at the bowling alley LOL
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Congratulations!! ❤
Thank you!!!
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Thank you!!☺️
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Congratulations!!!!
Thank you so much!
Night Owls Rock...errrrr.....Write! :D So happy for you!!!! So not sorry about bullying you for the bowling book! LOL
LOL. It was all from love, I know🤣🥰
Truth!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you so much!
Hello. Thanks for sharing your experience. I am not new to writing, but new to publishing and all of the official stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience. I am learning a lot through videos like yours. I wish to become an "agented" author soon. I put my first completed work on Kindle Vella just to test the waters. I was thinking of self-publishing on Kindle KDP but have also heard that agents like fresh authors that are unpublished so I'm on the fence about that. I signed up for my first writer's conference coming up in October. I'm excited but anxious because I feel like I am so green and don't know the lingo or the processes but I'm hoping to learn a lot when I get there and prayerfully meet some agents. I didn't even know about "pitch events" so that's something else I can research and prepare for.
I notice in your description you reveal your pen name. Isn't it supposed to be secret? I thought so, but also was wondering how a person goes about promoting their books and doing book signings if they use a 'secret pen name'. Like I said, I am very green so there's a lot I don't know or only have learned from movies and tv. *blush*.
Congrats on getting an agent. Your story is inspirational.
Congratulations for signing up for your first writer's conference! I've heard great things about attending those and how you can get questions answered by agents/editors/those in the publishing industry.
Thanks for your question about pen names! I'll do a longer video about why I chose one and why I haven't really kept it a secret. The reasons for using one and whether or not you reveal that definitely varies. I have some author friends who use one pen name, multiple pen names, or non at all, so it is definitely dependent on the person.
Congrats! Where did you go to get your literary agent? Did I miss the name? I researched if an author is self published, literary agents won’t touch the book. Is this true? How would you suggest I position myself to sell a self published children’s book? It’s being illustration. Thank you !
So, I got my literary agent after participating in pitch events via social media and then querying those who were interested. That is also how I got my book deal. I wrote and pitched a completely new book. While I try to not speak in absolutes, it is rare for an agent or publisher to want a book that has already been self-published. Many of them will explicitly state that. I would suggest checking out QueryTracker or MSWL for agents who rep children's books and then research those agents you are interested in to see what they are and aren't looking for. Hope this helps!
@@authorkarmenlee thank you ma’am
Absolutely!@@TheMinimalistMom1