How Attorneys Can Land A Literary Agent

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Literary agents are always seeking professionals, like attorneys, to represent. Why is that? Because attorneys are highly revered people of our society. Not only that, but attorneys scream credibility which is incredibly important to an agent. If you've established your credibility through your educational background, wins and white papers, you'll be that much more likely to landing a publishing deal.

There are so many attorneys out there who always have the idea in the back of their head to become a writer, however, few ever take the opportunity to actually do it. They may blame a busy work schedule, family responsibilities or general exhaustion as an excuse, but those who have given writing a chance, have often come out on top. David Baldacci and John Grisham are just two examples of successful attorneys-turned-authors who have created new ground in the publishing industry. There's no reason in the world why you can't do the same.

To view query letters that landed my clients agents, visit: http://tinyurl.com/67f8hf4

The first thing you should do, if serious about becoming a writer, is to read other attorneys works. Do you have something to offer that differs from the other works currently out by Attorneys? Is it an easy to understand law book for the masses? Is it a new legal-horror novel mix? Is it that you as an attorney spent a month as a homeless person in research of a new novel? Only you know what makes you stand out, but finding that special something is critical in writing a successful book.

The second thing you should do is obvious—write a great book! And here's the thing, there are professionals who work in the book publishing industry who can moonlight to help aspiring authors. Attorneys are busy people, everyone knows that, but you have to set aside the time to write if you're serious about getting your work published. Don't use your busy schedule as an excuse to never go after your dream of becoming a writer. Whether it's 30 minutes at night before jumping into bed, or an hour in the morning before the wife and kids are up and starting their days, finding the time in your schedule to write is the only way you'll get that book written and done.

Even better, if you're writing a nonfiction book, you don' have to write the entire manuscript. Write a strong book proposal and get paid by the publishing company to write the entire book. How great is that? An awesome proposal, combined with a well-written and strategic query letter, will put you well on your way to landing that agent.

You can see some examples of personalized query letters that landed my clients agents here: http://tinyurl.com/67f8hf4

Follow these general rules and you'll be that much closer to landing a literary agent as an attorney and adding 'established Author' to your already impressive resume.

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