This is my second blog post from the young adult workshop I recently attended. Erica Rand Silverman is an agent with Sterling Lord Literistic and Jacquelyn Mitchard is a prolific author as well as an editor-in-chief at Merit Press. Click here for Part I. Erica Rand Silverman These notes are from Erica's powerpoint presentation. * Research agents… Continue reading SCBWI Florida Workshop Part II- Querying in the Digital Age
Today Carin Siegfried, an independent editor in Charlotte, NC, provides nine reasons an author needs a literary agent: 1. They will sell your book for you. 2. They keep current with editors’ tastes and needs, know when new imprints are starting up and when established ones are downsizing, stay abreast of changing corporate policies, keep… Continue reading Insights into Editing: A Conversation with Carin Siegfried Part VI