Literary Agent extraordinaire Katharine Sands of the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency joins me to discuss the job of an agent in today’s ever-changing publishing industry. Note: Katharine is my lit agent.
She is also the author of MAKING THE PERFECT PITCH: HOW TO CATCH A LITERARY AGENT’S EYE.
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KATHARINE SANDS
Katharine Sands, Literary Agent
Here’s where I found Katharine, and where you can find an agent: Manuscript Wishlist
See also the Manuscript Academy podcast
KARA KAVENSKY
Website: Kara Kavensky
@karakavensky at Substack, FB, IG, LinkedIn, and Threads
Receive updates on Kara's new memoir release, TELL ME ABOUT JOY here.
Sponsored by Adam Gibson Design
and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass
Produced by Marilou Marosz
Original music written and performed by: Adam W. Gibson
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[01:39] - Becoming a literary agent
[04:11] - Working at the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency
[05:47] - Building a career as a literary agent
[07:37] - Navigating changes in the publishing industry
[09:16] - Choosing writers and projects from proposals and query letters
[10:33] - The submission process for TELL ME ABOUT JOY (previously FINDING JOY)
[13:56] - Developing a campaign and submission strategy for getting a publisher
[18:47] - How the author can support the literary agent
[20:35] - Successful clients and unique proposals
[22:47] - Representing Jarvis Jay Masters, author of FINDING FREEDOM and THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS
[24:50] - Finding the right literary agent and book editor
[29:20] - How writing a book can change your life
[30:48] - Learning from MAKING THE PERFECT PITCH: HOW TO CATCH A LITERARY AGENT'S EYE
