The Experts:
Jane Friedman — Publishing strategist with expertise regularly featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and BBC & more
Karin Gillespie — 20+ years of multifaceted publishing experience as a Simon and Schuster published novelist, Substack bestseller, & more
Erin C. Niumata — Senior Vice President & literary agent at Folio Literary Management representing NYT Bestselling authors & more
The Takeaways:
What agents wish writers knew about querying
Where to start when looking for a literary agent/sending out queries
The best way to pitch your story in a query
How to prove you understand your book’s market/audience
How to stand out
When (and how) you should break the “rules”
Querying red flags to avoid