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Best-selling contemporary and historical women's fiction author, Soraya Lane joins Jamie this week to talk about her latest book, having over forty published novels and the differences between traditional publishing and digital first publishing.

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It was a great talk with Andrea Hurst!

We first covered important topics related to being a literary agent, then jumped into editing.

Here are the topics that we covered on being a literary agent:

• What is your ideal client?
• What happens if the book doesn’t sell?
• What is the submission process?
• What questions do you usually ask the authors, what really do you want to learn about the author?
• So, you are an editor, and have a team of editors. But I also saw a note on your website that you don't offer literary representation for the authors that you worked with. Can you expand on this a little bit?
• Is it like this with all the agents or is it just you?

Here are the topics that we covered

• There are quite a few editors out there, what sets you apart Why should authors come to you?
• There is line editing, developmental editing, and then some. What types of editing services do you offer?
• What genres do you work with?

I do thank Andrea, as she was a wealth of information and hope to keep in touch!

Here's her website for you to contact her - https://www.andreahurst.com/

Literary agent and founder of the Kate Nash Literary Agency, Kate Nash herself, is on the podcast to talk all about her nomination for Agent of the Year with the Romantic Novelists Association, a group that she has been involved with since she first started in the publishing industry as an aspiring author.

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Literary agent Amanda Luedeke entered a writing contest. Hear about what happened.

Amanda Luedeke is literary agent and Vice President at MacGregor & Luedeke, where she has agented since 2009. 

Charis Crowe is a marketer and freelancer who spent nearly ten years at the gates of publishing before deciding to launch her own self-publishing career.

Literary agent and winner of the RNA's Agent of the Year 2022, Hannah Schofield is on the podcast this week, telling us all about her work with romantic writers, what she thinks the next big trends will be in publishing and not getting bogged down by amazing seven figure deal announcements.

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Literary agent and founder of the Liverpool Literary Agency, Clare Coombes join us this week to talk about her nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Industry Awards 2022 as well as learning to be a literary agent, setting up the first agency in Liverpool and championing regional authors.

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Children's and YA literary agent, Becca Langton is in this week's episode talking all about the amazing experiences she has had in publishing before becoming an agent, how she tackles submissions and the differences between the US and UK markets.

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Literary agent, Hayley Steed is on this week's episode telling us all about commercial and book-club fiction, what's happening in publishing and how she tackles her submissions.

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Children's literary agent and founder of the Lindsay Literary Agency, Becky Bagnell is on the podcast this week talking about her career in publishing, how she tackles submissions and that time she tried to convince Bear Grylls to change his name!

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Children's literary agent Lydia Silver joins us, to talk all about Darley Anderson, her career in publishing and how she tackles submissions. Hear all about the things she's looking to add to her list and the book that she would take with her to the desert island.

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Literary agent, Chloe Davis tells us all about how she is building her list of authors from picture books all the way up to young adult. We talk about the goings on over at Darley Anderson and, of course, what Chloe looks for in a submission.

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One of the biggest excuses I hear from writers working on a book but never quite finishing it is the sheer cost of publishing. Why bother finishing their novel, they say, since their only option for publishing it is miraculously making it through the gatekeepers and getting it conventionally published, the only "free" option. Here's the thing: even though it is true that you should never pay an agent or a publisher, conventional publishing is not necessarily completely devoid of costs, and it is definitely not your best financial deal in many cases. And self publishing, while it can indeed be quite expensive, can also be completely free. In this episode of the How to be an Author podcast, wriitng coach Karena Akhavein takes you through the real and not-so-real costs of publishing a book.

Amy Collins, Associate Agent with Talcott Notch Literary Services, has over 30 years’ experience matching books with readers. As a former book buyer, publisher, and sales director for one of the largest non-fiction publishers in the US, Amy has been focused on market and sales potential research for authors for over ten years. As an agent, she represents many authors who have signed deals with major publishers for non-fiction projects such as The Unseen Photos of Sesame Street, Sex and the City and America’s Forgotten Suffragists. She also works with authors who have successfully launched their non-fiction series such as the Eat Happy Series. Amy is the author of several non-fiction books ranging from self-help (It’s The Little Things,) to books on publishing and working toward becoming a successful author. She is currently traveling the country with her two dogs meeting with editors and authors and can be found on Twitter at @askamycollins.

Talcott Notch Literary Services

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Amy Collins, Associate Agent with Talcott Notch Literary Services, has over 30 years’ experience matching books with readers. As a former book buyer, publisher, and sales director for one of the largest non-fiction publishers in the US, Amy has been focused on market and sales potential research for authors for over ten years. As an agent, she represents many authors who have signed deals with major publishers for non-fiction projects such as The Unseen Photos of Sesame Street, Sex and the City and America’s Forgotten Suffragists. She also works with authors who have successfully launched their non-fiction series such as the Eat Happy Series. Amy is the author of several non-fiction books ranging from self-help (It’s The Little Things,) to books on publishing and working toward becoming a successful author. She is currently traveling the country with her two dogs meeting with editors and authors and can be found on Twitter at @askamycollins.

Talcott Notch Literary Services

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

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Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

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Michael Neff is an award-winning author, Pushcart-nominated poet, widely published short fiction writer, literary agent, writer conference organizer, as well as an accomplished developmental editor. His first novel All The Dark We Will Not See was published by the distinguished academic press, Serving House Books. A few years later, an urban fantasy, Magicians Impossible, was created and co-edited by him, and later published by Macmillan Books. His science-fantasy novels, Piper Robbin and The American Oz Maker, and the prequel, World Maker, have both received multiple awards. Michael is also the founder and chief architect of Algonkian Writer Conferences including the famous and highly successful New York Pitch Conference, and has agented and developmentally edited many successful commercial novels. In his spare time, he publishes the quirky and popular literary journal Del Sol Review. Michael is one of the guest literary agents coming to Colorado Gold in September. 

Algonkian Conferences:

https://algonkianconferences.com/

Novel Writing On The Edge

https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/

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Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

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Michael Neff is an award-winning author, Pushcart-nominated poet, widely published short fiction writer, literary agent, writer conference organizer, as well as an accomplished developmental editor. His first novel All The Dark We Will Not See was published by the distinguished academic press, Serving House Books. A few years later, an urban fantasy, Magicians Impossible, was created and co-edited by him, and later published by Macmillan Books. His science-fantasy novels, Piper Robbin and The American Oz Maker, and the prequel, World Maker, have both received multiple awards. Michael is also the founder and chief architect of Algonkian Writer Conferences including the famous and highly successful New York Pitch Conference, and has agented and developmentally edited many successful commercial novels. In his spare time, he publishes the quirky and popular literary journal Del Sol Review. Michael is one of the guest literary agents coming to Colorado Gold in September. 

Algonkian Conferences:

https://algonkianconferences.com/

Novel Writing On The Edge

https://www.novelwritingonedge.com/

For video versions of these podcasts, follow:

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

Intro Music by Moby Gratis:

https://mobygratis.com/

Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs:

https://danosongs.com/

It's one of the most common questions writers ask, whether they are new and just starting on their books, or whether they are more established authors thinking about where to go in their writing career: 

Should I self publish my book, or is it better to publish conventionally?

There's no correct answer, but this episode will walk you through all the considerations, ranging from:

-Gatekeepers: agents and publishers.

-The money part: royalties and pricing your book to sell.

-The creative part: cover design and formatting.

-What I need to pay for: ISBN's, editors, formatters, cover designers, and book marketing.

-Genre by genre, which are traditionally published vs self published?

-Which option is better for you as a writer?

Romantic comedy author and editor, Lily Lindon, joins Jamie this week to tell us all about her debut novel, Double Booked, a bisexual rom-com. Turns out even experienced editors experience all of the same woes and stresses that other debut novelists go through! Lily goes on to tell us all about her work at Penguin Random House's Vintage before she moved over to Novelry. If you hang around to the end you will be treated to the two of us waxing lyrical about sausage dogs, Terry Pratchett and Lily's hypothetical book that answers the questions of life the universe and everything.

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Editorial director turned literary agent, Amber Caraveo joins us this week to tell us all about her amazing career in publishing. We talk all about setting up Skylark Literary Agency with Joanna Moult, how they operate and work with each author on an individual bespoke basis. Amber also lets us in on her list, how she approaches submissions and what  sort of authors and books she's looking for at the moment. An incredible episode for anybody who is thinking about or in the midst of querying their manuscripts.

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This week I chat to Marisa Noelle to get her unique perspective on working with a literary agent. We discuss the highs and lows as well as the real time benefits of working with a literary agent. 

You  can find her at marisanoelle.com