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Selling your book and securing a good contract often requires more than persistence and a positive attitude - you need an agent. The 2009 Guide to Literary Agents is your essential resource for finding that agent - without fear of being scammed - and getting your writing published. This new edition includes:

• Completely updated contact and submission information for literary agents who adhere to the ethical guidelines established by the Association of Authors' Representatives.
  
  
• Informative articles on researching agents, preparing your query, composing a synopsis or book proposal, and dealing with an agent after you've signed a contract.

Berkley Books, a division of Penguin, has canceled the February release of Angel at the Fence after the author admitted his story is untrue. Herman Rosenblat says he did not meet his wife while he was in a Nazi concentration camp, which was the basis of his memoir.

Rosenblat's agent, publisher, film producers and even Oprah Winfrey all believed his story of how his future wife would sneak to the fence to bring him apples and bread. He now says he wrote the embellished tale as a memoir to "bring happiness to people."

 
Most of us has a little voice inside whispering endless reasons why we cannot succeed. It says things like:

• What if I'm not good enough?
• What if no one buys it?
• What if my ex-husband is right and it is a stupid idea?
• Who am I to think that I could write anything that anyone would want to read, let alone buy?