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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

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* 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!
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THE ARSONIST by Stephanie Oakes - Dial BFYR - August 22
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NUTCRACKED by Susan Adrian - RHBFYR - Sept 29
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THERE'S A MYSTERY THERE by Jonathan Cott - Doubleday
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ATTACK of the NOT-SO-VIRTUAL MONSTERS by Kim Harrington - Sterling - Aug 1
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SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM by Leigh Bardugo
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John Emery
8/15/2017 05:57:04 am

Really insightful information provided here. And as a former radio person, I admire your presentation. Pleasant to listen to. Well done!

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