GlitterGhostwriter OP t1_ixgcvem wrote on November 23, 2022 at 5:59 AM

Reply to comment by IndieHipster in I am Haylee Justine, a six figure ghostwriter who works with literary agents, traditional publishers, and celeb clients. AMA! by GlitterGhostwriter

Congrats!! Honestly if I was shopping a book around I wouldn’t even bother to network since any lit agent is simply going to want to get to the point of your pitch and move on if it’s not a good fit. There isn’t a one size fits all agent or agency, so the best one is what’s best for your book, your genre. I recommend a lot of research. You can pay for a publishers marketplace account and look up every agent by genre, see the deals they’ve gotten, see they’re ranking, etc. just set aside time for agent research and compile a good list.

IndieHipster t1_ixgdfp0 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 6:05 AM

Thank you!

Maybe to back track a bit, is there any specific recommendations you would have for somebody in Canada who is a first time writer?

The genre is horror, and my goal isn't necessarily to make money off it, but rather maybe to get my name out there a bit, and share the story

I plan to start a website, with an optional donation e-book, and I'll probably do an audio book with myself reading it out

Maybe another way to put the question as well is, what do you recommend I DON'T do?