How to get published
Program Titles
- How to Write a Book Proposal: 15 Proposals that Worked and Why!
Jeff Herman, Literary agent, founded Agency while still in his twenties. The agency has expanded rapidly since then and has sold over 350 titles.
Herman’s agency has established a strong presence in general adult nonfiction, including business, reference, commercial self-help, computers, recovery/healing, and spirituality. Herman’s notable clients include bestselling authors Dave Pelzer, Jack Canfield, and Mark Victor Hansen, authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the #1 New York Times bestseller which has launched a host of sequels, and football great Joe Montana. His most infamous client was Gennifer Flowers, author of Sleeping With the President: My Intimate Years With Bill Clinton (Jeff’s wife, author Deborah Levine Herman ghost wrote that one). His agency has sold everything from humor books, such as Dumb As I Wanna Be: 101 Reasons to Hate Dennis Rodman by David Hanson, Christopher Erkmann (Illustrator) (Avon), to serious business titles, such as The Saturn Difference: Creating Customer Loyalty In Your Company by Vicki Lenz (John Wiley & Sons). Herman speaks throughout the country about how to get published. He’s a contributor to Writer’s Digest Magazine and has been written about in many books and publications, including Success, Entrepreneur, and Publisher’s Weekly. He has appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Previously, Herman worked for a New York public relations firm where he designed and coordinated national consumer marketing campaigns for Nabisco Brands and AT&T. Before that; he was a publicist at Schocken Books, where he promoted the bestseller When Bad Things Happen To Good People by Harold S. Kushner. Herman graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in consumer economics. He was Captain of the school’s award-winning debate team and a leader in student government. Known as one of the most dynamic and innovative agents in the business, Herman is the author of the annual bestselling book.
As you might expect, Jeff Herman is charming, intelligent, and quite persuasive in his views about the industry: just the attributes any writer would love to have in an agent. He is also enthusiastic, and his love for his work comes loud and clear in every sentence he speaks. He has little patience with those who constantly dwell on the wrong side of things, preferring a more optimistic approach to life — even in the face of the grueling hours required by his profession. Jeff spoke with us about his road to success as a literary agent and author and gave some excellent advice for writers hoping to get published.
Books by Jeffrey Herman, Literary Agent
- 2000-2001 Writer’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents
- You Can Make it Big Writing Books
- How to Write a Book Proposal: 15 Proposals that Worked and Why!
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