President of Manhattan-based literary agency Lucinda Literary turned author, Lucinda Halpern, returns to chat with me about how to crack the code of publishing, the four types of writers who get book deals, and her latest book Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author.

Lucinda Halpern is a literary agent with over 15 years of experience securing book deals with Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and now the author of Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author. (available for preorder now and landing 2/6/2024, Hay House - wherever fine books are sold)

“Packed with interviews from best-selling authors and leading book editors Get Signed is the indispensable roadmap you need … to get noticed and become a published author.” #1 New York Times best-selling author Adam Grant said of the book, “Lucinda Halpern has written the definitive guide to attracting an agent and laying the groundwork for a book well worth publishing.”

She represents a range of New York Times and internationally bestselling authors in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction. Her classes and coaching programs have been taught to hundreds of writers worldwide.

Stay tuned until the end of our interview for Lucinda’s special gift for listeners.

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In this file Lucinda Halpern and I discussed:

How her full-circle journey to becoming a published author has made her a better agent

Why having a book editor is like lying naked on the table at the doctor's office

The best way to diagnose what's wrong with your book

How she is still myth-busting publishing

Why a book for everyone is a book for no one

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

GetSignedBook.com

Download Lucinda’s free author training

lucindaliterary.com

Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author By Lucinda Halpern (Amazon)

Myth-Busting Book Publishing with Agent Lucinda Halpern: Part One

Lucinda Halpern on Twitter

Lucinda Halpern on Instagram

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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