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The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

The Agents of Books & Such Literary Management Muse About Books, Publishing, and Life

// by Cynthia Ruchti// Leave a Comment

// by Wendy Lawton// 3 Comments
Summer has landed with a vengeance. Many places with normally sensible temperatures have been experiencing our triple digits. Kids are home from school. Vacations are planned and taken. It’s a break in the normal routine of the other nine months …

// by Jen Babakhan// Leave a Comment
As the Books & Such Podcast celebrates its first birthday this month(!), I thought it would be fun to reflect on what I’ve learned about podcasting over the last 12 months. Our desire is for this podcast to provide a …
3 Things I wish I Had Known When we Started Our PodcastRead More

// by Janet Grant// 6 Comments
When I became a literary agent a number of decades ago, I had lots of ideas of what life would be like. One was that agenting would be easy. (One of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had. But one of …
5 Things I Never Thought I Would Say as a Literary AgentRead More

// by Debbie Alsdorf// 2 Comments
You finally did it.
You polished your proposal, refined your sample chapters, prayed over every word, and hit send. Your pitch is now out of your hands and sitting in an agent’s or editors inbox. Now the waiting begins.
For …
// by Rachel Kent// 5 Comments
We just finished a week of pitch sessions during our first agency Pitch Party! It was a huge success and we all met with so many excellent, new writers. I was impressed with the quality of projects I was being …

// by Barb Roose// 4 Comments
On Memorial Day, I strolled through my local flower market. (If you’re paying attention, this blog post should have been posted before Memorial Day, but I neglected to check my calendar. My apologies!)
About an hour before the flower market …

// by Cynthia Ruchti// 9 Comments

// by Wendy Lawton// 2 Comments
To understand the difference between a good agent and a bad agent, you need to know what agents do. Your agent will help plan your career, guide you in developing projects, present and sell those projects, negotiate a fair contract, …
// by Jen Babakhan// Leave a Comment
By the time most writers get an agent or a book deal, they have put in much time and effort. It feels like crossing a marathon finish line: breathless, exhausting, but exhilarating at the same time. I DID IT, the …
