Category: Guest Agent

33: Ask an Agent LIVE! (kinda), with guest agent Jen Rofé

7/26/2019

It's a Summertime Bonus Episode! ABLA Senior Agent Jen Rofé joins me to answer burning listener questions about queries, submission strategies, working with your agent, and so much more. Plus we talk about glass-blowing and Russian spies. (Obviously!)

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Show Notes:

* The Literaticast has a Patreon -- throw in a buck, and help keep the podcast going, plus the ongoing project to have all the episodes transcribed.

* Find me on Twitter -- Find Jen Rofé on Twitter

* Submission guidelines - here's how to query Jen Rofé!

* Some resources about what to ask on "The Call"

* Publishers Marketplace is a great resource for learning about who is selling what, and to whom.

Some of Jen's clients, and other books we discussed:

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23: Schmagents get a Schmackdown with guest agent Kelly Sonnack

9/13/2018

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Guest agent Kelly Sonnack joins me to talk about best practices, agent-wise... and WTH are some bad agents even DOING? Also we answer listener questions, talk about query management, vent on the topic of submission do's and don'ts, and we go in deep about our favorite yearly event, the Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop. Oh and obviously we also talk about the Black Death and how it affects caterpillars, among other scintillating topics. Join us, won't you?

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SHOW NOTES

* The Literaticast has a Patreon! Throw in a buck to support the show, and you just might win books.

* Here's me on the twitter! Here's Kelly Sonnack!

* ABLA query guidelines

* Registration for the Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop is now open!

* TheJanuary Elfman Scholarship for Big Sur CWW. Application deadline is 9/30

* The Shaya Cookbook

* Ever want to know everything about what can go wrong with caterpillars? I gotchu.

Books we talked about:

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16: Rights, Italian style, with guest agent Kathleen Ortiz

3/10/2018

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Every year in Spring, children's agents descend on a small city in Italy for the largest international children's-only book fair in the world. But it's not all gelato-nomming and prosecco-swilling! I give a crash course in what translation rights even are, and then superagent Kathleen Ortiz from New Leaf Literary joins me to talk about what exactly goes on at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. (Though, off the record, if you want to talk to me about gelato, I do also have a lot of opinions on that subject.) Plus, we talk about some upcoming titles in self-promotion corner, and as always, share our current obsessions.

Show Notes:

* The Literaticast has a Patreon!

* Me on Twitter! Guest agent Kathleen Ortiz on Twitter!

* New Leaf Literary Agency Submission Guidelines

The books we discussed:

Pics from Bologna:

The white walls of the Bologna Children's Book Fair, slowly filling with art.... this is after the first day.

This is after day two... IT GETS EVEN FULLER!

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episode 13: cuppa and a catch-up with guest agent molly ker hawn

1/12/2018

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Superagent Molly Ker Hawn, head of the U.K. office of The Bent Agency, joins me for a proper chinwag about the U.K. vs U.S. book market. Along the way, we answer some listener questions, including: What does one look for in a newer agent? How does one work with an editor? What if one wants to write in multiple categories/genres? Plus, we talk about upcoming new books, complain about the monarchy, gab about ghosts, and more!

show notes:

* Me on Twitter - Molly on Twitter
* Molly's agency page & submission guidelines
* Some of the books we discuss:

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episode five: agents vs schmagents

8/13/2017

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I give the skinny on how to spot SCHMAGENTS in the wild - aka scammy and scummy fake "agents" who take naive writers for a ride. Then superagent Kate Testerman joins me for frank talk about how to work with an agent, the ever-loving slowness of publishing, how to choose comp titles, and even the eternal question: When to give up on publishing dreams and go learn to become a carpenter. We also touch on fanfiction, Maurice Sendak, Pokemon, possessed nutcrackers, and Doctor Who. It's a wild ride!

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SHOW NOTES

* This podcast has a Patreon! Throw in a buck and get a sneak peek at upcoming shows, plus a chance to win BOOKS!
* KT Literary Website
* Kate's alter-ego on Twitter, Daphne Unfeasible: @DaphneUn -- Me on twitter: @Literaticat
* Jenn is obsessed with: THERE'S A MYSTERY THERE, a bio/art history book about Maurice Sendak
* Kate is obsessed with: SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo
* Self-promo corner: Kate recommends ATTACK OF THE NOT-SO-VIRTUAL MONSTERS and NUTCRACKED
* Self-promo corner: Jenn recommends THE ARSONIST!