Terry is an agent with Hartline Literary http://www.hartlineliterary.com.  He is one of few agents who came to the profession from the writing side as opposed to coming from the publishing side. As a writer he has over 40 books in print including 10 novels. His latest project is being included in a collection of stories form some of America's most published western writers today entitled "A Writers Survival Guide to Getting Published." He has a collection of his own short work entitled “On the Road Home” with material from over 300 articles and short stories.

A Young Adult entitled Beyond the Smoke came out from BJU Press January 2009, won the Will Rogers Medallion and is nominated for the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. A second book, a historical fiction entitled Saints Roost just came out from Mountainview Press, he just finished ghostwriting a novel for a publisher, adapted two screenplays into book form, and he had a series that began with Mysterious Ways from River Oak Publishing ( the series bears that name). The second, Brothers Keeper came out Feb 1, 2006 and Shepherd's Son came out January 1, 2007.

Other fiction includes Trails of the Dime Novel, a trade paperback from Echelon Press, Don’t I Know You? and To Keep a Promise  from Fictionworks. A popular speaker at workshops across the country, a bookstore of his available works as well as a regular blog can be found at www.terryburns.net. As an agent Terry says "I'm looking for a good book, well written in a unique voice, aimed at a market that looks promising, and where I feel I have the contacts appropriate to be able to sell the book in that market." He’s a member of the Association of Author’s Representatives (AAR) and a signatory to their rules and practices.

Terry is married to Saundra Pennington Burns and they have five children, ten grandchildren and one Great grandson with another one on the way.