I’ll admit, I got this question some time ago, but it’s somewhat timeless, I hope. Callie writes: I’m a junior in high school who is quickly moving towards senior year, college, and beyond. I’ve been interested in publishing and the industry as a whole since grade school. You’re basically my […]
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Wear brilliant shoes (like these) with aplomb? No, be an agent. As Rachel asks: Over the past couple of years I have become interested in the world of publishing and more recently, the idea of becoming a literary agent. I only have one problem: I don’t know where to start […]
I went to see “The Proposal” tonight with some girlfriends, fully prepared to be AMAZED by what Hollywood thinks a book editor does all day. There were, shall we say, some inaccuracies. Not the least of which was mistaking Massachusetts for Alaska, but that’s another issue all together. One of […]
I've had a couple of questions lately about education and career paths, and what to study or do to make your way into publishing, and, specifically, towards being a literary agent. Now, knowing that I'm not an officially licensed guidance counselor, here's a few thoughts.
Lately I've started to think about maybe becoming an editor of some sort, even if I'm really low on the publishing food chain. I do want to become a writer & I was wondering if you thought this would get in the way of that?