
Brandy Bellittera – How I Got My Agent
Scholarship recipient Brandy Bellittera reveals how a lot of hard work (and a little help from 12 x 12) helped her land an agent!
Scholarship recipient Brandy Bellittera reveals how a lot of hard work (and a little help from 12 x 12) helped her land an agent!
For Joy Nicolas, it was right-place-right-time when she won a critique with agent Daniele Hunter of McIntosh & Otis in an auction.
In her agent search, Diane Mittler focused on events with submission opps, ultimately signing with Heather Cashman of Storm Literary.
It was a “just-hide-in-a-hole” day for Steph Lau. Then Allie Levick of Writers House requested The Call. It turned out to be just perfect.
“It’s tough out there.” says Jen Bagan about literary agent searches, but she persisted, signing with Joyce Sweeney of The Seymour Agency.
Persistence and focus worked for Jennifer Anyong in her desire to have Morgan Hughes of FinePrint Literary Management be her literary agent.
The right manuscript + the right editor = Lynn Baldwin finding an agent that was the perfect match: Jen Newens at Martin Literary Management.
Persistence, hard work, and her 12 x 12 membership helped Cheryl Johnson find the perfect agent, Mara Cobb at Martin Literary Management.
To find an agent, 12 x 12 member Yusuke Watanabe suggests you listen to your voice, understand yourself, and immerse yourself in your work!
After losing her agent, 12 x 12 member Heather Stigall buckled down to research again and signed with Amy Nielsen of The Purcell Agency.
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