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How Attorneys Can Land A Literary Agent

By Jeff Rivera

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No one sings more credibility to a literary agent than professionals such as attorneys. Your credibility is absolutely imperative when trying to land a publishing deal, and you establish that credibility through factors such as educational background, wins and white papers.

You have no idea how many attorneys would love an opportunity to be a writer, but the funny thing is, few take the opportunity to 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. What do you have to offer that is different in comparison? Is it a fresh new consumer-friendly law book? 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. You can't let your busy schedule deter you from accomplishing your dream. Whether its 30 minutes in the morning, or an hour before bed at night, writing every day is the only way to effecively write your book.

Even better, if you're writing a nonfiction book, you don' have to write the entire manuscript. You only need to write a strong book proposal and let the publishing company pay you to write the entire book. How great is that? Get that proposal together, along with a great query letter, and you're 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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