Submissions: Agents & Editors

After you've found a few agents, check for their likes, dislikes and response times at Agent Query and Publishers Marketplace and read as many interviews and articles as you can. Google their clients and check out their work.

Query Tracker is also another great source of information about agents and publishers and offers a way to track your queries.

Agent Query Connect A huge online community where you ask questions and get answers.

MSWL - agents post their manuscript wish lists using the hashtag #MSWL on Twitter which are aggregated on this website

How to Research Literary Agents and Publishers Before Sending Materials

Agent Research 101: Mining Deal Data

The Straight Dope on Publisher's Marketplace

Advanced Tips for Querying Agents

Query Smart

Don't Outsource Your Agent Search

How to Stalk Publishing Professionals on Social Media in an Appropriate Way

Cautionary Posts (do your homework):

New Literary Agents: 5 Questions to Ask Before Querying a Newbie

Agents Wave the Red Flags

Bad Agent

8 Ways to Know if You Have a Good Agent

Writer's Beware: Agents

Knowing When to Walk Away from a Publishing Deal

When Agents Wave the Red Flag

10 Things We Hate About Agents (and 10 Things They Hate About Us)

The Impersonation Game

9 Don'ts When Querying Agents

A New "Beware": Scammers Impersonating Reputable Literary Agents

The Troubling Rise of Publishing Scams (and Bad Literary Agents) (video)

Step 5: Query Your Preferred Agents

How do you write a query? Go to our Query Letters section for a long list of resources and articles

Agent Tips: From Querying to Accepting an Offer

A Guide to Literary Agent Etiquette

Tracking Your Queries

Exclusive Submissions or Simultaneous Submissions?

The Best Way To Query Your Book | Successful Query Strategy (video)

Should I Tell Agents I Worked With a Writing Coach or Freelance Editor?

Step 6: Submit Your Best Work

Submission Tip Checklist: Double Check These 16 Things Before Sending Your Book Out

Picture Book Submissions- Art Notes/Text

The Acquisition Process

A Guide to Literary Agent Etiquette

What an Agent Does & Does Not Do

How Do You Know If Your Agent Is Any Good?

The Rules of Re-Querying

Submissions 101: Tracking Queries

Manuscript Submission Timing

Don't Count on Agents and Publishers to Polish Your Diamond in the Rough

The Submission Experience Part One: Going on Sub

The Submission Experience Part Two: Second Reads

The Submission Experience Part Three: Revise and Resubmit

The Submission Experience Part Four: Acquisitions

Step 7: Follow Up/ Patience

5 Things to Do When You Haven't Heard Back from an Editor or Agent: The Art of Following Up

Would You Please Quit Assuming Stuff Already?

Response Times, Guest Post by Juliet Mushens

How Publishers Make Decisions About What to Publish: The Book P&L

Going on Sub (What Happens when an Agent Submits Your Work)

Exclusive Requests from Literary Agents--What Are They and How do They Work?

When "I Have an Offer" is a Red Flag

Somewhere Between Yes and No: R&Rs

How to Nudge an Agent Who Has Your Full MS

How to Successfully Follow Up with Literary Agents (video)

7a: Rejections

What Silence in Publishing Really Means

Rejecting Submissions is the Worst Part of the Job

Beneath the Ice: A Literary Agent Discusses Rejection

What Does "I Didn't Fall in Love with It" Mean?

Rejections in Tough Times

Pulling the Plug on Querying Agents?

"Can't Connect" Rejections?

When to Reject Rejection

Why Agents Can't Give Feedback and Where to Get it Instead

Rejection Stories & Advice From Published Kidlit/YA Creators

Step 8: Take the Call

The CALL- What do you do when you get it? Find the answers at Casey McCormick's site, Literary Rambles

Beyond the Basic Questions for the Agent's Call

What to Do Before & After “THE CALL” from an Offering Literary Agent

Questions to Ask Your Prospective Agent

All About the Offer Etiquette (And How to get a Fast Pass!)

5 Things Writers Should Ask Potential Agents

10 Questions to Ask When Offered Representation

Janet Reid: The Engagement Period

Real Talk: Six Figure Book Deal$

So You Got an Offer of Rep. . . (advice on notifying other agents)

Jim Suggests Questions to Ask a Prospective Agent

Tip Time: Talking to Agents on the Phone (with an offer)

Step by Step: Handling an Offer of Representation

How to Choose an Agent Among Competing Offers

Best of Ask the Agent: How Do You Put a Number on Success?

Dance with the Right Partners at the Publishing Prom (an agent's advice on juggling multiple offers)

Step 9: Understand Your Contract

Congratulations! You have a contract. Now it's time to understand your contract and be aware of the important issues. Head on over to Legal Resources for Creatives for some articles to help get you started. Consider hiring a good attorney to help you with your contract review & negotiation

CONGRATS! YOU HAVE AN AGENT, NOW WHAT?

Some articles answering questions you might have about the agenting process and life with an agent:

On Being On Submission

An EPIC POST about the Submission Process, from an Agent's POV