Hi. I've published my first novel. It's a great novel with a great story that has to be told. Does anyone know an honest literary agent willing to take a chance on a newcomer?

I noticed that your question remained unanswered and I did not want you to feel ignored. I do not know personally of anyone who can help you. But, I found some links that I believe will be of help to you. Please look at all 3 of the following links.

Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Literary Agents (http://www.sfwa.org/beware/agents.html)

P&E: Literary Agents (http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubagent.htm)

Literary agents directory - find an agent (http://www.writers.net/agents.html)

Who published your book? This makes a big difference when looking for an agent. If it was vanity press, subsidy press, self-published- most agents won't touch it.

Go to your local library, look at the magazines for writers--Writer's Digest, The Writer, Writer's Marketplace, etc. They will have articles on different agents, frequently on newer agents who are building up a clientele.

Make sure that the agent or agency you submit to is correct for your genre. Check the webpage of several agents to see what genres they specialize in, and specifically what their submission requirements are. Do they want a query letter? Email or hard copy? Sample pages? Synopsis?

Also, check out writing conference in your area. There are mystery writers conferences, romance writers conferences, sci/fi conferences, etc. But the good part is that agents and editors come to these conferences and will review your manuscript and give you advice. Sometimes they sign you up as a client. Good luck!

Without giving away any of your story.

What demographic is your story for/based on.

Only reason this comes to mind is a couple of my clients are working on some things that assist some authors in getting exposure for their work (this is more of the mind set of retailling their books)