What Goes on Inside a Literary Agent’s Head

What Goes on Inside a Literary Agent’s Head

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What Goes on Inside a Literary Agent’s Head

Hey there Writers and Muse Daters, are you wondering about the life of a literary agent? In this episode, Annalisa speaks with Margaret Riley King, a literary agent at William Morris Endeavor! Margaret represents both literary and commercial fiction, along with narrative nonfiction, memoir and some lifestyle titles. Some of her clients include Chloe Benjamin, author of the NYT bestselling novel The Immortalists, National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, and Newbery Award winner Sheila Turnage among others. 

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

  • About the day-to-day life of being a literary agent
  • How to make your query stand out to a literary agent
  • What NOT to do when sending out queries to agents at different agencies
  • About the importance of the author-agent relationship, which is both professional and somewhat personal

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The Writing Gym Podcast features Annalisa Parent, the resident writing coach in The Writing Gym.
Music By Robert Heiderer
Audio Production by Peter Wisniewski

 

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