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Welcome to The Krista Goering Literary Agency, LLC!
Besides having a well-written manuscript, it helps to have a great agent to go to work on your behalf. Although it may seem like an extra step to find an agent to represent you, it's really more like a shortcut, and here's why. Agents keep track of the industry. They make it their business to know which editor works where and what that editor likes. We can pick up the phone to speak with an editor (you can't!) and vouch for a manuscript. Editors naturally prefer to read manuscripts that have been vetted by a professional in the business rather than slosh through the slush pile of unsolicited manuscripts to find the proverbial diamond in the rough. Some writers find it just as hard to get the attention of an agent as an editor, however. That's because they aren't thinking like an agent. Like you, agents have just so many hours in a day. Our main job is to find the right editor/publisher for our clients, but before that can happen, we have to make sure that the author's manuscript (fiction) or proposal (non-fiction) is as good as it can possibly be before we go to the expense of sending it to potential buyers. Not only is our reputation at stake, but also our company's financial well-being. Consider what it takes an agent in time and money to prepare your manuscript or proposal for submission to publishers. That's why your manuscript or proposal must be as good as it can possibly be before you send it to us. Here's a suggestion. When you believe it is as good as it can possibly be, put it in a drawer, and walk away from it. In a week - or a month - take it out and look at it with fresh eyes. You will be either dismayed or amazed at what you read. Either way, you may see typos or other errors that you can correct before sending your manuscript out the door. Occasionally we receive well-written manuscripts and proposals that we decline to represent. Besides being able to identify a good book, we must also feel passionate about the book or subject in order to go the distance with the project. A publishing contract requires a long-term commitment. If we work together, we are going to spend at least the next several months on your project and, if all goes well, perhaps the rest of your career. We want to know that you, the writer, are in for the long haul. That you are up to the challenge. That you are prepared to revise your thinking and your manuscript as required. That you can persevere in the face of rejection. And that you are ready, willing and able to help promote the finished product. After all, your success is our success. We don't get paid until you have achieved the success of your dreams. To your success, Krista Goering
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From Krista Goering 
Imagine just how many submissions an agent receives in a week. Now imagine that only six out of ten of them are properly formatted. 