The good news is that the majority of Irish publishers accept unsolicited manuscripts. But if you are not familiar with the business of writing, such as contracts, advances etc, you are better employing an agent.

Horses will inevitably find carts, but carts will never find horses! This may sound a bit flat, in which case I sincerely apologise, but it is important to understand that a musician’s priorities have to be musical.

Appointing a health care agent is a good idea even though you are not elderly or terminally ill. A health care agent can act on your behalf if you become even temporarily unable to make your own health care decisions (such as might occur if you are under general anesthesia or have become comatose because of an accident). When you again become able to make your own health care decisions, your health care agent will no longer be authorized to act.

You absolutely do not need to buy a license or a bond to be a freight broker agent. Working as a freight broker agent is similar in many ways to being a realtor, insurance agent or hair stylist. The company you work under pays many of the costs needed to run the brokerage so you don't have to. Others may convince you to spend 1000s on a freight broker license and bond that you don't need as an agent. Other schools sell licenses and bonds, we do not.

No, but you need at least one of them. It’s good to have both working for you so you have more opportunities to get more auditions. Just remember that it doesn’t matter which one of them gets you the job, both of them get paid their percentage. Agents and managers shouldn’t charge you a fee to sign up with them.

Real estate agents would say that the more you tell them, the better they can negotiate on your behalf. However, the degree of trust you have with an agent may depend upon their legal obligation. Agents working for buyers have three possible choices: They can represent the buyer exclusively, called single agency, or represent the seller exclusively, called sub-agency, or represent both the buyer and seller in a dual-agency situation.

Fares are generally less expensive when booked early. You may use our Travel Agent (Charles Mulvehill 1-800-727-2157) or book flights your self. Please note that flights booked on-line are often difficult to change. Please send us a copy of your flight schedule as early as possible as this allows us to book pick ups and hotels.

No. In fact, we prefer to deal directly with authors. Our standard contract is so simple and so slanted towards the author that there isn't much for an agent to negotiate.