Agent Jenny Bent explains how to get a literary agent and book publisher and the advantages of self publishing, including the ability to find an audience for a quirky book. Click here to play this audio clip

Agent Rita Rosenkranz shares her perspective that in today's ever changing publishing climate, agents don't have a choice, they must be informed about the changes and adapt in order to thrive in the industry. Click here to play this audio clip

Building a platform can be a daunting task. Fortunately, Megan Close, Associate Agent of Keller Media, is here to give you some advice on how to build a platform that your audience, and agents, will love. Click here to play this audio clip

Avoiding rejection from literary agents can be challenging, literary agent and book development consultant Claire Gerus explains. This is due to the overwhelming amount of queries that agents receive every week. But building strong connections can increase...

Many writers wonder when the best time to contact an agent about their book is, and the answer is complicated. Agents Jennifer Weltz and Jean Naggar offer advice on what kind of groundwork authors can lay even before they make that first contact, as...

Not all agents currently handle self-published books. About six months ago, I interviewed a lot of agents I know for a blog article I was working on. A lot of them said, “Are you kidding? I would never handle a self-published book. Those people are crazy;...

Your peers may be the most help when it comes to pitching an agent at a writer's conference or slam, says Chuck Sambuchino, freelance editor and author of "Guide to Literary Agents" blog. Practicing your 60-second pitch, 90-second for non-fiction writers...

It’s amazing how many submissions a publisher receives—dozens every day, thousands over the year. Very, very few of them are ever acquired, because very few of them are really what the publisher is looking for. There aren’t that many editors; it’s not...

I always tell people it’s much better to be pleasant than unpleasant in a relationship, and what you, as an author, have with an agent is a relationship. So how would you treat somebody in a relationship? If you’re going out with a guy, you don’t want...

Your peers may be the most help when it comes to pitching an agent at a writer's conference or slam, says Chuck Sambuchino, freelance editor and author of "Guide to Literary Agents" blog. Practicing your 60-second pitch, 90-second for non-fiction writers...