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Hey everyone,
I'm asking this in desperation; It was during a meeting at a Creative Writer's seminar here in my home town Bahrain, that a hopeful amateur writer-Moi- approached our lecturer with the universal wonderment that all aspiring scribblers like myself wonder "How do I get published?", and so I asked this author of four books, the man turned to me and said, "You won't, unless you self publish."
"What if I get an agent?" I asked.
"Agents don't read in random especially not from people that do not speak English as a first language, at best you need to circulate…get an 'in' with someone." He replied, before he folded his laptop.
I did not know what to make of this since this person really did only self publish and was never approached for a mainstream publishing deal.
So my question is this; Can someone please verify the above? Is this true? Are agents merely celebrities of the literary world that you-the writer- at best receive a signature in the form of a rejection? Can writers who are not born to the English tongue appeal to Agents? Also, is there specific types of agents that pick up 'our' sort?
Much appreciated.
I'm asking this in desperation; It was during a meeting at a Creative Writer's seminar here in my home town Bahrain, that a hopeful amateur writer-Moi- approached our lecturer with the universal wonderment that all aspiring scribblers like myself wonder "How do I get published?", and so I asked this author of four books, the man turned to me and said, "You won't, unless you self publish."
"What if I get an agent?" I asked.
"Agents don't read in random especially not from people that do not speak English as a first language, at best you need to circulate…get an 'in' with someone." He replied, before he folded his laptop.
I did not know what to make of this since this person really did only self publish and was never approached for a mainstream publishing deal.
So my question is this; Can someone please verify the above? Is this true? Are agents merely celebrities of the literary world that you-the writer- at best receive a signature in the form of a rejection? Can writers who are not born to the English tongue appeal to Agents? Also, is there specific types of agents that pick up 'our' sort?
Much appreciated.