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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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