Author and editor Robert Yehling talks about pitching an agent. As an author who has worked with many agents in his career, Yehling gives some insight on what works best. “Writers need to study the websites of agents and publishers. This happens...

Author and editor Robert Yehling talks about pitching an agent. As an author who has worked with many agents in his career, Yehling gives some insight on what works best. “Writers need to study the websites of agents and publishers. This happens...

Publishing expert Alan Rinzler discusses the acquisition editor and agent relationship, including why editors want to work with agents, the role of the agent in shopping a book to the right audience, and the importance of an agent for authors. Generally...

Publishing expert Alan Rinzler discusses the acquisition editor and agent relationship, including why editors want to work with agents, the role of the agent in shopping a book to the right audience, and the importance of an agent for authors. Generally...

For most authors the answer to "what does an agent do?" is "sell my book to a publisher." And that is certainly one of an agent's task, but literary agent Jill Marsal tells us about some of the other tasks agents often take on. As she points out, not...

For most authors the answer to "what does an agent do?" is "sell my book to a publisher." And that is certainly one of an agent's task, but literary agent Jill Marsal tells us about some of the other tasks agents often take on. As she points out, not...