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DavidDvorkin

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2. Congratulations, but skip the lawyer

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 06:46 PM

Feb 2012

and go directly to contacting agents.

Not only do agents know what to look for in publishing contracts, but also an agent will know far more about the company who sent you that message than a lawyer would.

In addition, publishing has its own language and legal conventions. Lawyers are not familiar with those. Agents are.

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The words we all hope to hear... [View all] Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 OP

Wow! Newest Reality Feb 2012 #1

Congratulations, but skip the lawyer DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #2

Congrats! Melissa G Feb 2012 #3

Wonderful news - congrats!! :) TBF Feb 2012 #4

It's a Young Adult urban fantasy Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #5

Cool! TBF Feb 2012 #6

If she likes "Lemony Snicket", she might enjoy "The Goblin of Booker Forest". HopeHoops Feb 2012 #8

Excellent - TBF Feb 2012 #9

They have free e-Readers for everything except Linux. I don't know why. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #10

I don't understand technology :) TBF Feb 2012 #11

It's a small computer with a touch screen that costs too much. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #12

Woohoo! yellerpup Feb 2012 #7

Cool Beans.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #13

Congrats! nt valerief Feb 2012 #14