Exemplary Literary Management for 36 Years

Founded in 1987, The Evan Marshall Agency is a leading literary management firm specializing in adult and young-adult fiction. We handle a wide-ranging roster of writers in numerous genres, from romance to mystery and thriller to literary fiction. We take pride in providing careful career guidance and strategizing to our clients. As a result, many of our authors have been with us for more than three decades, and our titles regularly hit national bestseller lists including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Hudson News, the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

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5 Tips To Write A Bestseller

1 Identify A Loyal Fan Base Select a large audience you can identify and reach online (fan fiction, movies fans, readers of bestselling books, players of video games) and reinvent their stories. E. L. James developed Fifty Shades of Grey from Twilight fan fiction. Dan Brown reinvented Christian conspiracy stories in Da Vinci Code. 2 Select A Successful Genre The…

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About Evan Marshall

Evan Marshall is president of The Evan Marshall Agency. He is an award-winning literary agent specializing in fiction. Evan has held senior editorial positions at Houghton Mifflin, Ariel Books, New American Library, Everest House and Dodd, Mead, where he acquired national and international bestsellers.

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