The
Paraview Literary Agency
About Us
The Paraview Literary Agency represents a renowned client
list of scientists, authors, and innovators worldwide. We
have a history of anticipating future book trends.
Clients of the agency have had several New York Times
bestsellers, including The Coming Global Superstorm
by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, A Night Without Armor
by Jewel, Talking to Heaven: A Medium’s Message of Life
After Death by James van Praagh, and What Your Doctor
May Not Tell You About Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on
Natural Progesterone by John R. Lee, M.D. In the past
dozen years, the agency has sold more than 200 books at
various major publishers, including Penguin Putnam,
HarperCollins, Random House and other publishers, and
negotiated foreign rights in more than 30 languages for its
properties.
If you would like to become a Paraview Literary Agent
client…
About 98% of publishers do not accept submissions from
authors directly; it is imperative that you have an agent
represent you. If you are interested in obtaining a Paraview
literary agent, please review the following submissions
requirements carefully.First of all, your book should fall within one of our areas of interest:
- Mind, body, spirit
- Health and fitness
- Business, investing, finance
- Biography
- Travel
- Lifestyle
- Reference
- Religious
- Science
When you write to us, describe the book you are writing,
why you are the best person to write this book, and why it
would interest a publisher. Please check your grammar and
spelling. All queries should be e-mailed to
Lisa Hagan.
They should be well written, short, and concise. Do not
send a manuscript unless we request to see it.
Paraview does not charge a fee for reading your work -- you
should never have to pay an agent prior to receiving your
advance. Paraview’s commission is 15% of the advance and the
royalties, 10% on film, and 20% on foreign rights.
Please allow a minimum of two weeks for a response to your query.

Lisa Hagan President Paraview Literary Agency |
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What Our Clients Say About the Paraview
Literary Agency
"Lisa Hagan: Miracle Worker, Literary Goddess,
Warrior Rights Reverser of Light! Hail!"
--Stacey Wolf
Author of
Get Psychic and
Love Secrets of the Signs
“Lisa Hagan is the most wonderful, supportive,
uplifting and empowering friend/agent anyone could
dream of having on their team. I first came in
contact with her through a friend of a friend’s
referral, and sent her my book proposal for The
Wealthy Spirit. She called me the next day and
said, ‘I’m on page twelve and I would love to
represent you!’ We signed the contracts that day,
and the search for my publisher began.
“It was a long search. Rejections were many, ‘almost
deals’ were several, and hopes rose only to be
dashed again for a year and a half. Lisa never gave
up on me and never gave up on my book. We became
fast friends and email buddies, always lifting each
other up and giving each other hope when things
looked bleakest. Her belief in me never wavered,
even when mine did. When I told my friends in my
writer’s group about her, they looked at each other,
then back at me. ‘Are you sure she’s a real agent?’
they asked. ‘She sounds too nice!’ I laughed because
I knew I had been blessed with someone very special.
Through her persistence and determination, Lisa
found the perfect editor and publisher for my book,
negotiated the best possible deal, and today The
Wealthy Spirit is in bookstores across the
nation.
“Lisa Hagan is my cherished friend and the best
agent an author could have. I love her!”
--Chellie Campbell
Author,
The
Wealthy Spirit
"Since February 1998, Lisa Hagan has been my
literary agent. Before then I was dealing with
representation worthy of every Catskill joke about
the horrors of agents!
"In these past (almost five) years, with enthusiasm,
kindness, and great persistence, Lisa has helped me
every step of the way to publishing my first book,
Love Letters, the Romantic Secrets Hidden in
our Handwriting. This was not an easy road,
with among other things, the previous publisher
going bankrupt in the month that the book was due to
be published!
"Lisa remained undeterred. Never once during our
working association was Lisa less than a joy to deal
with. She has always managed to give the unhurried
impression that one¹s book is of the utmost
importance to her and for that reason I look forward
to a long and productive relationship."
--Paula Roberts
Author,
Love Letters, the Romantic Secrets Hidden in our
Handwriting
"Lisa Hagan has a gift of insight and looks to
the future of a project for the end result. Not many
people hold that vision."
Jonathan Pfeiffer, Client
“Well, you've heard of Michael Korda, Nan A.
Telese and all those publishing greats, but you may
not know of the hidden treasure of them all: Lisa
Hagan of Paraview. This woman will be known, in
publishing years to come, as The One Who Could Get
It Done. Forget those people who say it's a tough
sell, those wishy-washy types who say in a
whimpering tone that ‘We can't find the right
editor, the publisher, the audience for this book.’
Lisa can. Actually, that's the message here: Lisa
can.
"In a writing world where support seems to be in
short supply, especially after the long run spent
writing a book, what a writer needs is a person who
can critically look at a piece of work, make
constructive suggestions, develop strategies to take
the whole of the work and make it ready for four or
five editors who don't even realize this is what
they are searching for. This will fill their list,
float their boat, and make heroes out of you and
your critically supportive agent, Lisa Hagan."
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