Julia Silk is a an agent with Charlie Campbell Literary Agents. Julia spent many years as an editor before becoming an agent who represents a wide range of fiction and non-fiction authors. We talk about what exactly an agent does, how agents find and nurture authors as well as how agents deal with rejection (yes they get rejected too!). She also talks about the common problems that she sees in manuscripts, including really figuring out what the point of your book is and the importance story and how to write a captivating cover letter. It is a packed epsiode full of gold for submitting writers.

Julia Silk is currently open for submissions

You can find Julia on twitter @juliasreading

Links

Sisters - Daisy Johnson

Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriaty

If This Is a Man - Primo Levi

Eat Up - Ruby Tandoh

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