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Have you always wondered what agents and editors are REALLY thinking? Tune into this amazing Q&A session with literary agent Holly Root and editors Molly O’Neill and Martha Mihalick. Don’t miss this fascinating inside look at publishing!

Please note: We’ve posted this discussion in two parts due to it’s length, but believe me you’ll want to watch the entire thing. Enjoy!

P.S. Special thanks to Holly’s husband Jon Root for his mad vlog editing/moderating skills.

Duration : 0:10:40

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http://yourbookisyourhook.com Katharine Sands, literary agent at the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency, will discuss specific advice for authors and writers about how to make the perfect pitch to literary agents with radio personality and host Jennifer S. Wilkov. From query letters to the distinction between a writer who is ready to become an author and one who is not, listeners will appreciate her candor and details about what will make the winning pitch. Ms. Sands will also discuss suggestions for next week’s Book Expo America industry event and how authors can make the most of their experience.

Katharine Sands is also the agent provocateur of the book, “Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agents Eye.” Compiled by Ms. Sands after watching authors panic at an industry event when pitching agents, this book is a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents. Ms. Sands will talk with radio personality and host Jennifer S. Wilkov about what it takes for an author to craft the perfect pitch and how to catch a literary agent’s eye so they can get published.

Duration : 0:1:50

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Isobella shares how you can get buzz on your book in a newspaper and use Google to do it. Getting buzz on yourself and book is important when it comes to getting a publisher and literary agent.

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