We have the manuscript for a non-technical, consumer-oriented book, a travelogue adventure with a coming-of-age theme. Instead of retaining a commission-based writer's agent, we would prefer to pay someone to do the work of an agent.

This applicant would need to be familiar with the publishing industry, particularly the smaller presses. He/she would use a reference like Writer's Market to develop the target publishers and then to approach them with query letters, sample chapters, etc., according to publisher's policies and procedures.

This opening involves several person-days until manuscript acceptance.

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