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Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur

Written by: The Rights Factory
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News, stories and insider accounts from the perspective of literary agents, writers and publishers about books, literature and culture.© 2024 The Rights Factory Inc. Art Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 06: Literary Agents Respond to Your Elevator Pitches
    Feb 22 2022

    In this episode TRF agents Jennifer Chevais, Tasneem Motala, Natalie Kimber, Kathryn Willms, and moderator Sam Hiyate respond to your audio pitches, focusing on what we like and what could be improved. The pitches we review are: GOOD GIRL GONE by Larissa Benfey, UNTITLED by S.A. Baker, OUR NEVERLAND by Zenobia Crow, Fletcher's Bird by Danielle Zell, NOM DE PLUME by Lisa Marie Potter and Amanda Nelson and OF RUST AND STARDUST by Catherine Kraus.

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    35 mins
  • Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 05: On the Length of Manuscripts, Logline Tips, and On How Much of Author/Agent Submissions Get Read
    Feb 15 2022

    This week is all about the submission and review process. First, a panel on manuscript lengths with author/TRF editorial associate Amanda Sun and columnist, author and Dundurn Press editor, Russell Smith, moderated by TRF's own Kathryn Willms. Newly-minted agent Jennifer Chevais gives her tips on crafting a logline for your project, and in our final panel convo for the season, agent Stacey Kondla, author Kalena Miller, and former Wise Wolf Publisher Rachel Del Grosso discuss how far into a submission one reads, moderated by Sam Hiyate.

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    44 mins
  • Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 04: On Pandemic Book Promo and the Inevitable Question of Author Platform
    Feb 8 2022

    This week is all about sales and promotion. First, a panel on pandemic book promotion with author Lee Matthew Goldberg and Senior Digital Marketing Manager for Harlequin, Lindsey Reeder, moderated by TRF's own Brand Manager, Anne Sampson. Author Michelle Kim calls in to read a letter, and in our continuing in-house panels, agents Tasneem Motala, Kathryn Willms and Sam Hiyate discuss author platforms, moderated by Anne Sampson.

    Subscribe to Tasneem's YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/3B8UEcN

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    38 mins
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