3. Prove you have a platform.
The one thing that thrills a New York publisher the most is your platform. Your platform is simply your reach. How many people are influenced by your ideas worldwide? To simplify this even further, a publisher wants to know one thing and one thing only (once they are interested in the subject matter of your book), and that is...how many books are you going to sell and to whom. You'll need to demonstrate that you're a great media guest, that you have an audience eager to snap up your books and that you have a proven track record for selling your books or wares.
4. Reveal how your past performance predicts future behavior.
Map out each venue and determine how many people are in attendance and how many of those people will buy your book. Include workshops, seminars, fairs, media appearances, book signings, keynotes, teleseminars, webinars, events, newsletter lists, blogs, partnerships etc. Quantify everything in great detail. Estimate and base potential sales on past sales you've completed.
5. Show you are the one.
Show that there is a clear need for your book and that you are the only one who can write it. In other words what problem are you solving and why are you the undisputed expert? What gap in the market are you filling? One of my clients whose topic was about how to be the very best at what you do and who you are, had a black belt, was a concert violinist and had given seminars at The White House. She walked her talk, and lived her words. You need to have top-notch skills in order to gain the interest of a high caliber literary agent.
Follow these tips, and you can land a top literary agent and a six-figure deal. I hope to see your name on the New York Times bestseller list!
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Practical Rules for Finding a Literary Agent [ Part 1]
