starrynight17 asked Hester Velmans:

How did you get an agent and publishing company? Can you go through your "my-book-is-done-what-is-next?" process?

Hester Velmans It was easy to find an agent for my first children's book, Isabel of the Whales.I worked off a list of names of agents representing authors I admired; the agent who took me on said it was because his young daughter had read the MS and came to him crying, saying he'd better get it published. But it took him nearly seven years to find a publisher. I'd almost given up on it when he called out of the blue to say Delacorte wanted to publish it. So yes, it's important to find an agent first, but getting an agent is just the first part of what can be a long and arduous process. My best advice: believe in yourself, and don't give up.

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