literary agent

Writing a book is a beast of a project.

If you've been thinking about it, you probably have a ton of questions and even pieced together some answers from other authors and marketing agencies.

You don't often hear answers from a true expert - a literary agent. 

• How to find an agent if you want to traditionally publish
• The 3-part framework to decide if you should write a book
• Deciding to self-publish versus traditionally publish your book

This interview is a recording from the Obvious Choice Business Summit. You can buy lifetime access to all recordings at www.obviouschoicesummit.com (100% of all revenue goes to charity). 

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Writing a book is a beast of a project.

If you've been thinking about it, you probably have a ton of questions and even pieced together some answers from other authors and marketing agencies.

You don't often hear answers from a true expert - a literary agent. 

• How to find an agent if you want to traditionally publish
• The 3-part framework to decide if you should write a book
• Deciding to self-publish versus traditionally publish your book

This interview is a recording from the Obvious Choice Business Summit. You can buy lifetime access to all recordings at www.obviouschoicesummit.com (100% of all revenue goes to charity). 

--

Hosts:

@itscoachgoodman

@fitnessjonestraining

@amberreynolds.me

--

Join 72,000+ trailblazers, leaders, and coaches who fuel up with our low-stress, high-impact 5 REPS FRIDAY newsletter at www.5repsfriday.com.

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Today we’re joined again by Greenleaf’s legal counsel, Guy Muller, to explain the most recent developments related to copyrighting books produced with AI in the US, and address everything authors need to know about protecting themselves and their work.

For more information, visit greenleafbookgroup.com/episode83.

Literary agent, Rebeka Finch joins us for the first recording of 2024, chatting about her start as an Darley Anderson’s assistant and how she started building her list, what she’s looking for and how she tackles submissions.

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Literary agent, Maddy Belton joins us this week to chat about how she became a literary agent, her love of fantasy and how she approaches her query letters.

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Literary agent, Hannah Schofield returns after winning the RNA's Agent of the Year Award, two years running! This is a great episode for anyone wondering about the financial break down of a book deal as we chat about signings, royalties and how it's all distributed.

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The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes

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Contemporary romance and historical fiction author Katie Ginger is on the podcast this week talking about her pen names, writing in different styles and all of her publishing adventures.

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Literary agent, author and journalist, Kristina Pérez drops by the podcast this week to talk about her experiences across various disciplines in writing and publishing as well as setting up her own literary agency and what she’s looking for in author submissions. (Photo by Lara Downie)

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Best-selling psychological thriller author, Ruth Heald joins us this week to talk about her latest novel, her approach to writing and her partnership with Bookouture.

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Nikki Terpilowski established Holloway Literary in 2011. She represents award-nominated and best-selling authors in romance, southern fiction, mystery and suspense. Nikki is based in North Carolina.

Currently seeking: Romance (small town, historical), suspense and military/political thrillers, lifestyle non-fiction (culinary, hobbies, etc.) YA fantasy and sci-fi, southern fiction, epic historical fiction in the vein of Poldark, magical realism, western fiction.

Catch Nikki during her The Mindful Writer: Techniques for Tapping Into Your Inner Creativity workshop at Colorado Gold (September 2023) in Denver.

More:

https://hollowayliterary.com/ 

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https://www.writermarkstevens.com/

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Nikki Terpilowski established Holloway Literary in 2011. She represents award-nominated and best-selling authors in romance, southern fiction, mystery and suspense. Nikki is based in North Carolina.

Currently seeking: Romance (small town, historical), suspense and military/political thrillers, lifestyle non-fiction (culinary, hobbies, etc.) YA fantasy and sci-fi, southern fiction, epic historical fiction in the vein of Poldark, magical realism, western fiction.

Catch Nikki during her The Mindful Writer: Techniques for Tapping Into Your Inner Creativity workshop at Colorado Gold (September 2023) in Denver.

More:

https://hollowayliterary.com/ 

Mark Stevens' website:

https://www.writermarkstevens.com/

Intro Music by Moby Gratis:

https://mobygratis.com/

Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

https://danosongs.com/

Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency, where he has been building his list since 2012. 

Alec is one of the many visiting agents and editors who will attend Colorado Gold in September. 

More:

www.writershouse.com

Mark Stevens' website:

https://www.writermarkstevens.com/

Intro Music by Moby Gratis:

https://mobygratis.com/

Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

https://danosongs.com/

Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency, where he has been building his list since 2012. 

Alec is one of the many visiting agents and editors who will attend Colorado Gold in September. 

More:

www.writershouse.com

Mark Stevens' website:

https://www.writermarkstevens.com/

Intro Music by Moby Gratis:

https://mobygratis.com/

Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

https://danosongs.com/

Some writers believe that they can't afford to hire the writing professionals who can boost their sucecss. Some know that sometimes, you can't afford not to hire someone like a writing coach, an editor, or a cover designer. Join writing coach Karena Akhavein in this insightful episode of the "How to Be an Author" podcast as she shares valuable insights on the essential writing and publishing professionals authors might consider hiring. Learn about the pros, cons, and costs of working with writing coaches, freelance editors, literary agents, cover designers, formatters, book publicists, and marketing consultants. Discover how these professionals can elevate your writing career and increase your chances of success in the ever-evolving publishing industry, and learn how to save yourself time and money in the process of writing and publishing, whether you decide to hire someone or not. Don't miss this episode packed with expert advice to help you navigate the path to authorship.

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Literary agent, Kate Evans is on the podcast telling us all about her career in publishing, PFD's old publishing arm and how she tackles submissions.

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IT'S BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!

The Rainbow Parenting book is finally out in the world! Lindz gets into the nitty gritty behind the scenes with their literary agent Claire Draper from The Bent Agency! 

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- Host & Creator: Lindz Amer

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- Artwork: Abe Tensia

About The Show

Welcome to Rainbow Parenting, a queer- and gender-affirming parenting podcast. Every week, queer educator Lindz Amer starts conversations about the intimidating first steps on how to affirm queer, trans, and nonbinary kids. They talk to experts who explain how to approach age-relevant early childhood sex ed, queer kid lit, gender reveal parties, and much more. And this isn’t just for parents; educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids can start the process of raising a whole generation! New episodes of Season Three will drop Mondays and Fridays throughout June! Produced in partnership with Multitude.

Agent's assistant, Saskia Leach is on this week talking about her experiences in publishing, building a list of her own at Kate Nash Literary Agency and how she tackles submissions.

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Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!

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Linda Joffe Hull writes mystery and contemporary fiction under her own name, and with author Keir Graff as part of the writing team known as Linda Keir. 

Linda has written multiple novels including The Big Bang, Eternally 21, Black Thursday, and Sweetheart Deal. Titles as Linda Keir include The Swing of Things, Drowning with Others, The Three Mrs. Wrights, and The Royal Game which will be released in January, 2024. She also ghostwrites nonfiction and has penned over a dozen memoirs, self-help, and business books.

Linda is a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers former president, and conference chair. On the podcast, we talk about that latest project with Keir Graff and talk about her first experiences with RMFW and how her volunteer work for RMFW led to her first book deal.  

More about Linda:

https://www.lindajoffehull.com/

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Linda Joffe Hull writes mystery and contemporary fiction under her own name, and with author Keir Graff as part of the writing team known as Linda Keir. 

Linda has written multiple novels including The Big Bang, Eternally 21, Black Thursday, and Sweetheart Deal. Titles as Linda Keir include The Swing of Things, Drowning with Others, The Three Mrs. Wrights, and The Royal Game which will be released in January, 2024. She also ghostwrites nonfiction and has penned over a dozen memoirs, self-help, and business books.

Linda is a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers former president, and conference chair. On the podcast, we talk about that latest project with Keir Graff and talk about her first experiences with RMFW and how her volunteer work for RMFW led to her first book deal.  

More about Linda:

https://www.lindajoffehull.com/

For video versions of this podcast, subscribe:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBP81nfbKnDRjs-Nar9LNe20138AiPyP8

Mark Stevens' website:

https://www.writermarkstevens.com/

Intro Music by Moby Gratis:

https://mobygratis.com/

Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

https://danosongs.com/

If you want to publish a book, you have to have a literary agent. Or do you?

Aishwarya does away with the myths and looks at the facts: what does a literary agent do? What are the pros and cons of working with one? When should you hire one and when should you consider alternatives?


If you prefer working with an agent, here is the list of tried-and-tested literary agencies we have worked with:
- A Suitable Agency founded by Hemali Sodhi
- Writer's Side founded by Kanishka Gupta
- Jacaranda Literary Agency founded by Jayapriya Vasudevan
- Labyrinth Literary Agency founded by Anish Chandy
- The Debi Agency founded by Shruti Debi

For assistance with your pitch, contact us at connect@boundindia.com.

Aishwarya Javalgekar is a writer, book editor and podcast producer. As the Head of Originals she specializes in creating stellar content across formats - books, podcasts, newsletters, etc. She is a member of WICCI - Print Media and has a publishing certificate from Humber College and previous experience in Zubaan Books and Simon and Schuster Canada. Follow her on Linkedin, book a consultation call with her or drop her an email at aishwarya@boundindia.com. 

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Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar
Edited by Kshitij Jadhav