A blog about books, the publishing world, and maintaining ultimate litness.
When I read queries during my internship at the literary agency, I would often reject an author after the first sentence of the manuscript. That might sound harsh, but I learned that when I continued reading, my first instinct was nearly always right. If you’ve read my post “A Literary Agency: An Intern’s Perspective,” you […]
It took awhile for me to admit that I had favorites, because I felt like I was betraying other worthy books. I also felt that I was betraying an unspoken code that truly passionate readers can’t pick their favorites. Readers were expected to say, “Oh! I’ve read so many — all wonderful — I truly […]
In the summer of 2019, I was fortunate enough to intern remotely at a literary agency. Just to give you a sense of what it entailed, the bulk of my time was spent reading queries, evaluating partial and full manuscripts, writing reader reports, and maintaining publishing contacts. I also wrote a few editorial letters […]