First Forays Literary Agency

OMG, just what I've been experiencing as a litagent too. Authors may act helpless but they are unrealistic too.

"Reading with intent is already a form of editing. To engage with a submission is to sense its flaws and imagine its possibilities."

Which is why my reading in my work isn't own of pleasure, though the writers expect you to sing and dance in their praise!

Two unrelated people in different segments of the publishing cycle but similar experiences.

A thankless job, with no money and no power. Sharing this very take of an independent publisher in India.

‘A jugalbandi of trust’: An indie publisher on the emotional economy of book-making ‘I have been asked, quite seriously, to work my magic and make a book within a month,’ writes Sahana Ahmed, who publishes books for children and young adults.

Like a punishment for something you did not know you had committed.

Ah!
Good night gentle readers! ✨
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