Literary Agent extraordinaire Katharine Sands of the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency joins me to discuss the job of an agent in today’s ever-changing publishing industry. Note: Katharine is my lit agent.

She is also the author of MAKING THE PERFECT PITCH: HOW TO CATCH A LITERARY AGENT’S EYE.

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KATHARINE SANDS

Katharine Sands, Literary Agent

Sarah Jane Freymann Agency

Here’s where I found Katharine, and where you can find an agent: Manuscript Wishlist

See also the Manuscript Academy podcast

KARA KAVENSKY

Website: Kara Kavensky

@karakavensky at Substack, FB, IG, LinkedIn, and Threads

Receive updates on Kara's new memoir release, TELL ME ABOUT JOY here.

Sponsored by Adam Gibson Design

and Remain Relevant, a corporate storytelling masterclass

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by: Adam W. Gibson

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[01:39] - Becoming a literary agent 

[04:11] - Working at the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency 

[05:47] - Building a career as a literary agent 

[07:37] - Navigating changes in the publishing industry 

[09:16] - Choosing writers and projects from proposals and query letters  

[10:33] - The submission process for TELL ME ABOUT JOY (previously FINDING JOY) 

[13:56] - Developing a campaign and submission strategy for getting a publisher 

[18:47] - How the author can support the literary agent 

[20:35] - Successful clients and unique proposals 

[22:47] - Representing Jarvis Jay Masters, author of FINDING FREEDOM and THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS 

[24:50] - Finding the right literary agent and book editor 

[29:20] - How writing a book can change your life 

[30:48] - Learning from MAKING THE PERFECT PITCH: HOW TO CATCH A LITERARY AGENT'S EYE