Coleen O'Shea

Coleen O'Shea is a partner in the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency and has over 25 years of executive and editorial experience in book publishing.

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Read widely in your area and be prepared to write and rewrite so your material is as smart and sharp as can be. #AskCig

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Bliberis Do your research, attend writers conferences to test your idea. Ask impartial but savvy readers to evaluate your work. #askcig

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Bozena4 The # tip is educate yourself about the publishing process. Publishing is a business and you have to learn it.

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GW_Bob Do a serious competitive analysis. You want to be sure books in the category are selling well and your idea has a unique hook #AskCig

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as literary agents, our answer is yes. most publishers look to agents to help find the talent and navigate the publishing process

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yes. fiction is about the writing and storyline, characters, and so on; nonfiction is concerned w topic, expertise and audience

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Publishers look to agents to filter through submissions; an agent helps you cut to the front of the competitive process #askcig

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a query letter will introduce you and your work to an agent; a book proposal sells your idea and positions you as the expert #askcig

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an agent helps the writer shape the proposal, get your literary work to the right editors, and be your advocate thru the publishing process

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A query letter has unique idea, a strong marketing platform and effective author credentials

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want some industry tips on how to get published? Join us 3/17 at 11CT for our chat.

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You're right! Stop by on Thursday to chat with @_MarilynAllen_ and @ColeenOShea. RT @bozena4: #AskCIG great opp

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#AskCIG Learn about the essentials of a proposal to help you get published on 3/17 at 11 CT

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#CIG Learn the essentials of a query letter on 3/17 at 11 CT

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announcing my new book Idiot's guide to proposals and query letters--join our tweet chat 3/17 at 11