Q&A: Do we need an agent?

And what about Writers' Conferences?

Apr 13, 2023

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Continuing to work with your questions—thank you for posting!

From Terry: what’s the best way to find an agent? Or, in today’s publishing world, is having an agent still an advantage? Thx and keep up the good work.

This is a good question. I have written about this—how to find an agent, AND what the relationship of writer/agent is about. So I won’t go over any of this.

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4 years ago · 7 likes · 13 comments · Alison Acheson

BUT there are other agent-finding and publishing paths.

I attended a remote conference in the middle of Covid, and was encouraged to see how others have gone about this. Conferences have a role to play if you are looking for representation OR looking at how you can get away without representation!

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