Agents

Okay, there is the question of the agent. And there are oh so many answers. I'm starting with this post, Everything You Wanted to Know About Agents, at Neil Gaiman's blog, though the relevant bit is actually written by Tor Books editor Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Go read her advice on getting a first novel out there. She provides a lot of links to some very useful places. Unfortunately, due to the ephemeral nature of the internet a few of them are gone. The majority, though are still in place.