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 * Today's article was written by Mathew Wade   Finding an appropriate literary agent is a common challenge most authors these days face. Literary agents are a significant part of book publishing, and without one it's nearly impossible to overpass the red tape for publishing and promoting your work. So you need to approach the right book agent carefully by avoiding common mistakes to ensure selection of your book proposal among the hundreds of proposals. Here are some common mistakes that authors should avoid when approaching a literary agent with a book proposal. Poorly written contact letter :  Most often, book agents report that they received one too many poorly written query letters. In fact, this is a major reason for the rejection of book proposals by the agents. It is advisable to learn effective techniques to develop a book proposal and then draft one. It isn't really very difficult to compose an impressive query letter, just be cautio...