Summary: Representing authors is a tough business that requires a variety of skills and personality traits. This week's guest, who used to be an agent, reveals what the job is really like and why she left Please join Elizabeth Little and Paula B. as they lay bare: Why she got into publishing in the first place Why she left agenting How agents select publishers for their clients Why deals fall apart What some of the mysterious things publishers and agents say in rejection letters really mean What she thinks agents and publishers look for in a work and an author Why people want to be agents How to write a query letter to an agent How not to approach an agent.
