Representing authors is a tough business that requires a variety of skills and personality traits. This week's guest, who used to be an agent, reveals what the job is really like and why she left

Please join Elizabeth Little and Paula B. as they lay bare:

Why she got into publishing in the first place

Why she left agenting

How agents select publishers for their clients

Why deals fall apart

What some of the mysterious things publishers and agents say in rejection letters really mean

What she thinks agents and publishers look for in a work and an author

Why people want to be agents

How to write a query letter to an agent

How not to approach an agent.