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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2020 · 1H 3M

How I Got a Literary Agent + Book Deal with a Publishing House

from The Kelly Trach Show · host Kelly Trach

In this episode, you'll learn:The whole A to Z process of getting a publishing deal with a traditional publishing house.How to get a literary agent (even if you don’t have a big following).How to query literary agents and what you should write in your pitch.What goes into a non-fiction book proposal and how to write one! (I give you the scoop on my 53-pages of awesomeness).How I got a top literary agent (and one of the top 5 dealmakers in my niche).What I did when I got two offers from agents, how I interviewed them and did my due diligence on each of them in order to make my choice. (+ The sign from the universe that I asked for and received!)How my agent LITERALLY sold my book in 1 month — which is kind of unheard of, but Maryann is an incredible agent and she did say my book was really special. * swoon! *What a literary agent does and how they help you.How much money you can make from a book.My advice if you want to get a book deal with a small following + what else you can leverage instead.What it was like to get interviewed by an editor at a publishing house.The difference between self-publishing and traditional and 3 reasons why I was super keen on doing it the traditional way (which actually might surprise you!)Resources mentioned:Free Quiz: What’s Your Zone of Genius?Your Conscious EmpirePublisher’s MarketplaceJen Sincero’s Book Proposal Course: How to Write and Sell Your Non-Fiction Book ProposalList of books mentioned here: kellytrach.com/toolsFind Kelly:Instagram: @kellytrachkellytrach.comMusic for The Kelly Trach Show is by Ikson: soundcloud.com/iksonSupport for this episode comes from our partners. You can find their discount codes here: kellytrach.com/tools

Have you ever wanted to write a book and get it published? Well, then today’s episode is a MUST listen! In this episode, I break down how I got a literary agent (after pitching 200+ people) and what it looked like to score a publishing deal with my #1 top choice of publishing houses. (Holy crap, pinch me! I can’t believe I even can write that officially now!) This has been a 7-month journey from start to finish and I break down everything you need to know if you want to score a book deal too. So, here are all my tips! AND — I can say it for real now — I’m going to be an author!! (I literary could cry happy tears as I write this from my laptop).

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