Timeline for What exactly do I do to get published?
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| Mar 14, 2011 at 16:11 | comment | added | Standback | Apparently there's significant variety in this area - see e.g. cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/06/… . | |
| Mar 14, 2011 at 16:03 | comment | added | Standback | I could well be mistaken here, but my impression is that it's not the agent's job to edit your novel, but s/he is likely to make suggestions for improvement - with the goal of having an easier/better sale, of course. You can take or leave the suggestions, much more so than with your actual editor, but my impression from reading around was that suggestions are made. | |
| Mar 14, 2011 at 15:32 | comment | added | Ralph Gallagher | "The agent will probably suggest a lot of changes and revisions to your novel, so another rewrite here." This is /not/ an agent's job. Their job is to negotiate contracts, not edit your manuscript. It's your job as an author to write and edit the piece and shop it around. | |
| Mar 14, 2011 at 11:43 | vote | accept | Edward Rose | ||
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| Mar 14, 2011 at 7:47 | history | answered | Standback | CC BY-SA 2.5 |