The Los Angeles Agent Book


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Completely revised and updated, this highly popular industry-standard resource guide to agents, sanity and gainful employment as an actor lists more than seventy-five Los Angeles agencies that represent actors. Each listing includes agency history, client list, goals and contracts.




Los Angeles Agent Book


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"A veteran working actor (she played Superman's Mom on "Lois & Clark" as well as a repentant migrant on HBO's "Carnivale"), Callan has written a helpful, often amusing and always pragmatic guide to agenting yourself until you can attract a partner. This reference book combines the hard facts of the business while offering the encouragement and optimism the author has happily experienced over the years. "The Los Angeles Agent Book" includes background information on many of the city's most respected and successful agents, their resumes and a sample of their client lists. Callan's personal meetings with literally scores of agents have produced fascinating quotes which provide insights into what agents expect of their clients and what the actor has a right to expect in return."--BOOK JACKET.




The Los Angeles Agent Book


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Find the agent who s going to help make you the working actor you deserve to be Helpful, amusing and always pragmatic, this completely updated how-to reference book combines the hard facts of the business side of the profession while offering encouragement and optimism. Includes: * background information on LA s most respected and successful agents * agent resumes and sample client lists"




The Los Angeles Agent Book


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Taking the fear, loathing and mystery out of finding an agent, this how-to reference book combines the hard facts of the business side of the profession while offering encouragement and optimism.




Getting the Part


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(Limelight). "At last, an in-depth book about the casting process that tells actors what it is like to be on the other side of the desk, and a must read for the aspiring casting director!" Marilyn Henry, coauthor, How to Be a Working Actor




Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents 2017


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Still the Best Guide for Getting Published If you want to get published, read this book! Comprehensive index lists dozens of subjects and categories to help you find the perfect publisher or agent. Jeff Herman’s Guide unmasks nonsense, clears confusion, and unlocks secret doorways to success for new and veteran writers! This highly respected resource is used by publishing insiders everywhere and has been read by millions all over the world. Jeff Herman’s Guide is the writer’s best friend. It reveals the names, interests, and contact information of thousands of agents and editors. It presents invaluable information about more than 350 publishers and imprints (including Canadian and university presses), lists independent book editors who can help you make your work more publisher-friendly, and helps you spot scams. Jeff Herman’s Guide unseals the truth about how to outsmart the gatekeepers, break through the barriers, and decipher the hidden codes to getting your book published. Countless writers have achieved their highest aspirations by following Herman’s outside-the-box strategies. If you want to reach the top of your game and transform rejections into contracts, you need this book!




Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 29th Edition


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If you want to get published, read this book! Jeff Herman’s Guide unmasks nonsense, clears confusion, and unlocks secret doorways to success for new and veteran writers! This highly respected resource is used by publishing insiders everywhere and has been read by millions all over the world. Countless writers have turned to this book to figure out how to decipher the hidden codes to getting published. It reveals: • tools to discern and exploit the rapidly changing publishing environment • the crucial differences between independent houses and the “Big 5” publishers • hard truths about self-publishing • names, interests, and contact information of hundreds of agents and editors • how writers unwittingly disqualify themselves from the consideration they deserve, and how to optimize chances with agents • critical thinking skills for outside-the-box publishing strategies • the nuts and bolts of superior query letters and proposals • how to spot and avoid ever-more-prevalent scams • the value of “book doctors” and when to consider hiring them • what to do — and not do — once you’ve got an editor or publisher interested Herman’s book remains the go-to guide for everything anyone ever wanted to know about book publishing. Comprehensive index lists dozens of subjects and categories to help you find the perfect publisher or agent.




Get Published! Get Produced!


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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents, 28th edition


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If You Want to Get Published, Read This Book! Jeff Herman’s Guide is the writer’s best friend. The 28th edition, updated for 2019, includes strategies to finding your way through today’s field of publishers, editors, and agents. Get the most up-to-date information on the who’s who in publishing: The best way to ensure that your book stands out from the crowd is to find the right person to read it. In this guidebook, Jeff Herman reveals names, contact information, and personal interests for hundreds of literary agents and editors, so you can find the publishing professional who’s been waiting for you. In addition, the comprehensive index makes it easy to search by genre and subject. Learn to write a winning pitch: This highly-respected resource has helped countless authors achieve their highest goals. It starts with the perfect pitch. You’ll learn the language that publishers use, and ways to present yourself and your book in the best light. Trust the expert that insiders trust: Bestselling authors and publishing insiders recognize Jeff Herman’s Guide as honest, informative, and accurate. New and veteran writers of both fiction and nonfiction have relied on this no-nonsense guidebook for decades. Everything you need to know to publish your book is compiled in this one go-to resource. In Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents you’ll find: Invaluable information about 245 publishers and imprints Independent book editors who can help make your book publisher-friendly Methods for spotting a scam before it’s too late Methods to becoming a confident partner in the business of publishing your book. This guide is an excellent addition to your collection if you have read Guide to Literary Agents 2019, Writer's Market 2019, or The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published.




The Campaign Text Book


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