Getting Paid: How Book Advances Work
A behind-the-scenes look at the inexact science—and mathematics—of book advances, from small presses to the Big Five.
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Seventy-Eight Agents to Follow on Twitter
Follow these agents on Twitter to gain insight into their tastes, author lists, and what kind of work they’re currently seeking.
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Agents as Editors: Understanding the New Author-Agent Relationship
The consolidation of the book industry over the past decade has meant a blurring of boundaries between the conventional roles of agent and editor.
We Mean Business: Twelve Agents Who Want to Read Your Work
Literary agents offer honest, unfiltered advice on how to find, approach, and secure the perfect agent for your work.
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Agent Advice: Kirby Kim of Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Kirby Kim offers valuable counsel on when to query, how to keep revising, and the market value of horror fiction.
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Agent Advice: Anna Ghosh of Ghosh Literary
Anna Gosh answers readers’ questions—from why poetry agents are seemingly nonexistent to whether or not it is possible to be “too young to write.”
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Agent Experience
A look at the how young literary agents grow in their careers, and what they can offer authors compared to more well-known agents.
The Aha! Moment: Nicole Aragi of Aragi, Inc.
As part of a continuing series, the founder of her own New York–based literary agency discusses “the mixture of deft prose and narrative suspense” that drew her to the work of fiction writer Naomi J. Williams, who she eventually took on as a client.
Agents & Editors: The Book Group
Four veteran agents talk about the business of books, the secret to a good pitch, and what authors should do in the lead-up to publication.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: Agent, Writer, Editor (Reflections From Someone Who’s Been All Three)
A publishing-industry veteran who has worked as an agent, writer, and editor explores how her various experiences have helped her make decisions about both her own career and that of other writers.
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