Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, describes the value of finding the right agent rather than finding just any agent. He describes how important it is that you and the agent match up around work styles, expectations, and response...

The role of agents is evolving to meet the changing needs of authors in the current publishing climate. Agent Rita Rosenkranz shares her perspective on the changing role of literary agents. She says that agents are challenged to stay relevant in the...

Every author whose submitted a query or a manuscript to an agent knows this sensation: you've sent your materials, and you're waiting for a response. You've read the agent's submission guidelines, you’ve talked to your peers who have been through the...

Almost all writers ask themselves if they need an agent. The answer is variable. It depends. Let’s start out with who doesn’t need an agent. If you are an author with a regional book and are working with a regional press, or if you are an author who...

You have written a wonderful book and want to see it published. You believe that forming a partnership with an agent will be best course of action in your journey toward publication, but you have no idea how to approach an agent. Are there any rules...

Before you try an agent, there are essential tasks to do first. Agent Jill Marsal discusses tips on how to get a literary agent to help you reach your book publishing goals. First, identify the agents who work with your book's genre. This will help...

Finding a literary agent can be one of the most difficult steps for writers that want to be traditionally published. Agents receive thousands of query letters and don't have time to thoroughly review all submissions. One way to increase your chances...

Before you try an agent, there are essential tasks to do first. Agent Jill Marsal discusses tips on how to get a literary agent to help you reach your book publishing goals. First, identify the agents who work with your book's genre. This will help...

Finding an agent is vital in today’s traditional publishing landscape. “If your goal is to be published by a traditional [publisher], then an agent is still key to open those doors,” says literary agent Amy Levenson. Most publishers won’t accept a...

Literary agent David Patterson shares how the interests of authors align with the interests of literary agents. He hopes to form a relationship that will last throughout the entirety of an author's writing career.