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Title: Not worth the money
Review: IF you choose to read this book, take it out of the library. The advice Ms. Perkins offers is the typical, trite fare you'll find in every other book about getting an agent--it's all about first impressions...blah, blah, blah...write a concise, businesslike cover letter...blah, blah, blah...grab their attention with your query...target your queries...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. In essence, if you have half a brain and have spent any time trying to get published, you will know everything she discusses in this book. What she doesn't talk about--like every other agent who writes one of these books--is this: given how difficult it is to get an agent, how one really can break in. Neither she nor any of the agent/authors out there address the Catch-22 issue of you can't get an agent without being published, and you can't get published without an agent. Save your money for mailing out your manuscript; she won't teach you anything worthwhile.
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