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Finding an Entertainment Lawyer - podcast
Rhiannon Frater
Rhiannon Frater, hugely successful indie author of the As the World Dies trilogy, describes how she found an agent by leveraging the contacts she'd built while creating her indie career. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Agents
Young Adult Fiction: Popular Subgenres - podcast
Laurie McLean
Learn about popular sub-genres and common topics expressed in the larger genre of young adult fiction. Literary agent Laurie McLean shares her insights and some great examples of leading works in this market. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Creating Great Sentences and Settings - podcast
Suzie Townsend
Literary Agent Suzie Townsend, of Fine Print Literary Management, shares advice on how to make your sentences pop and how to develop great settings in your novel. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
Young Adult Fiction: New Trends in Digital Media - podcast
Laurie McLean
The young adult market is on the forefront of the shifts in publishing today. Leading agent Laurie McLean discusses how trends in digital media are visible in the YA market. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Social Media
General
Young Adult Fiction: The Evolution of Content - podcast
Jennifer Weltz
Agent Jennifer Weltz offers thoughts on the YA market today and how it has changed over time and what makes good YA Fiction today. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
The Future Prevalence of 'Issue' Books for Young Readers - podcast
Pam van Hylckama Vlieg
Literary Agent Pam van Hylckama Vlieg talks about themes that she thinks will be popular in the coming years. Less vampires and super heroes, and more "issue" books. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Utilizing Your Resources: Realizing Your Strengths - podcast
Richard Curtis
Agent Richard Curtis shares his thoughts on what writer's should focus on when writing… the book itself, not the platform or medium on which the book will eventually end up. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
Genre & Structure - podcast
Marcela Landres
Harvey Klinger, literary agent, provides perspective on the need for strong prologue that hooks the reader with a cliff hanger that draws them into the story. He also shares thoughts on how to effectively employ a flashback in your story. Click here...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
Young Adult Fiction: Understanding the Market - podcast
Laurie McLean
Agent Laurie McLean offers great advice about how to understand the readers of the young adult market so you can be successful in your writing work for this growing market. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
On Writing - The Flashback - podcast
Harvey Klinger
Using flashbacks in a story can be tricky. Agent Harvey Klinger shares thoughts on whether they should be part of your story and if so, how to do it well. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
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