The modern world offers us many ways to share our content, but if you’ve been thinking about going the “traditional” publishing route with your book, there are some things you should know. And the first is that you must decide if you need a literary agent to represent you before you even approach publishers. 

In this guest post for the SkillBites blog, Ally writes about the process of finding a literary agent, how to know if an agent is good, and more tips on best practices. Read the article to discover if you are the type of author or have the type of project that will require you to have a literary agent, and what to do next if you decide you do, in fact, need representation.

Want to dive deeper? Don’t miss episode 31 of the SkillBites Show podcast, where Ally and host Judy Weintraub expand on this topic in an informative interview format.