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So you have slaved away at your computer, neglected people, and quite possible pulled out a few hairs (who am I kidding, you are probably bald by now) trying to get your novel perfect. The next step is obviously—to get published. So how do we go about doing that? An Agent. An agent is basically the wheels to your car. Without it, you are stranded to pull and lug that car around with no help. An agent helps place your novel in the right “hands” and increases your chances of getting published by 100%. Maybe even 200%. However, there are a few steps to get an agent, and it isn’t as simple as this article is going to make it out to be. But that is why I am here, to guide you through the awesome (I wanted to use the word magical, uh…resist) journey of writing a novel and getting it published! Step 1: Make sure you have written a great manuscript. I’m sure that sounds a given, but there has been countless people trying to get agents and they have nothing to offer them. When you write an agent, they are not going to accept you based off of the ideas you have, they need proof, and the manuscript has to be FINISHED. Next, understand what genre your story falls into. If you are writing about a talking apple that falls in love with a silent orange, but they cannot be together because the orange’s mother won’t let it...then you are probably not writing a thriller. (Is it sad that with the names celebrities are naming their kids now a days, I could easily be referring to people and not fruits…) It would also help to understand which age group your novel is geared towards. Well, was the first step easy-peasy? On to the next.
