Audrey Crooks of Trident Media Group
“I think of a book’s path to reaching the public as a relay race.
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A dependable source of professional and creative advice, this regular series features anecdotes, insights, tips, recommended reading and viewing for writers, and more from leading agents and editors.
Hannah Matheson of Four Way Books
“When I’m reading...I can postpone my desire to immediately ‘know.’ I can’t, however, enter work that confuses.
Lisa Bankoff of Bankoff Collaborative
“Do your best and take constructive criticism with an open heart. Then do better.
Malaga Baldi of the Baldi Agency
“Every agent/author/editor relationship is different, but that collaboration at its best is a Venn diagram: Writer, agent, and editor work toward the shared goal of getting a fantastic book published and into readers’ hands.
Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland of Odom Media Management
“We desperately need principled writers with radical imaginations that work in service of collective liberation.
Wayne Miller of Copper Nickel
“I truly believe that good work eventually finds a home.
Morissa Young of Milkweed Editions
“Draft with excessive, blooming flourish, then prune the rosebushes.
Kate McKean of Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
“Do what’s right for your book, not what worked for another writer.
Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management
“One of the questions I’m often asked at conferences is when a writer should start querying their work. I always recommend waiting until you’ve taken the material as far as you possibly can on your own.
Kayla Lightner of Ayesha Pande Literary
“Don’t just read, but read widely.