The Literary Agent

I really have to spend some quality time reviewing the Create Space and other blogs to develop my brand, market myself and correct some bad habits in my writing.

I hear often that one needs a literary agent. Publishers do not receive manuscripts. They suggest that if you send a manuscript to them that it will be thrown away and if you then discover a book that has the same plot or identical characters etc. too bad. They are not liable.

I have read many who warn against unscrupulous literary agents. You should never have to pay a literary agent anything; they make their fees from distributing your book. So I have spent a bit of time here and there trying to find a good source for reputable literary agents.

Then I read something else. ‘A literary agent will help you write what people want to read.’ And there lies the rub. I don’t care what people want to read, I care about what I want to write.

I am not currently looking for a literary agent. For now I will stick with create space and the tools and services they provide.