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- Deciding to acquire a book is a gamble
- Agents act as filters and they manage writers’ careers
- It’s a very slow and long career full of hits as well as misses
- It’s not a huge moneymaking business; you will need a second job
- It costs A LOT to make a book and it’s a long before the books makes any money
- Editing is diagnosing a book’s problems and writing a prescription to make it better
- Finding the book a home is kind of a matchmaking business
- Think of editing as developing a manuscript into its best form
- There are a lot of criteria to consider in acquisitions
- Readers’ reports offer a synopsis and your recommendation
- One good part of the job is that you meet smart and interesting authors!
- It’s a very social job in an industry full of introverts
- There are so many variables: social trends, current events, and saturation
- Having a mentor would be really helpful because it’s so hard to get into this field
- Sandra Bond, literary agent, said she likes it after getting into the field at 45 and knowing her strengths
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