Ask an Agent

Writer, buddy, and agency sistah Kwana Jackson is hosting her agent, Elaine Spencer, on her blog for a Q&A. Any burning questions for an agent? Ask away!

On another agency front, Jessica Faust of Bookends has this sage piece of advice:

An example of that is when I said that I see a lot of insurance adjustor mysteries and many of you commented that you’ve never seen one. Because what we sometimes see a lot of are not things that ever get published—ask Kim about books on cloning Jesus.

Good to keep in mind. What you might think of as “fresh” since you don’t see it on the shelves may be what an agent has rejected seventy of since she knows she can’t get it in the door. Interesting, no?

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