From the course: Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher

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Getting signed

Getting signed

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Getting signed

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- [Instructor] I'll tell you from experience, when you're an author trying to get published nothing is more exciting than getting good news in your inbox and one of the best pieces of good news that you can get, is that elusive email or phone call from an agent letting you know that they would like to represent you. That's why this chapter is entirely dedicated to signing with an agent or the more colloquial term, getting signed. Whether it's your first submission, your 10th, or your 100th your first novel or your fifth. Whether you've had five agents on the line or just one. You finally got an agent who wants to sign you, so what happens now? First off I think some congratulations are in order, and after you're done celebrating and your champagne hangover has worn off, it's time to get down to business and do some due diligence choosing whether or not to sign with an agent is a big decision and it's not a decision to be taken lightly. Remember our analogy about dating? Well you've…

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