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When I started thinking about writing a book about writing distilled from my three decades of experience in publishing as an assigning editor and as a widely published journalist/essayist and writing teacher, I did my research.
After speaking to a dozen agents, I was delighted to sign with Rita Rosenkranz, owner of Rita Rosenkranz literary agency. Rita is a respected agent with decades of experience behind her, and she is extremely prolific with book sales to credible publishers as well , as we discuss here.
I’m so excited to bring Rita to you.
In This Episode:
How to research literary agents [3:39]
How to build your credibility before publishing a book or working with a literary agent [8:03]
Maintaining a professional relationship with your literary agent [11:24]
What makes a good, responsible author [17:21]
How authors can navigate contracts and how literary agents can help [19:47] Advice on advocating for yourself as an author [23:18]
How to connect with Rita if you are interested in her as a literary agent [35:01]
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About Rita
Rita Rosenkranz founded Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency after working as an editor at major publishers. She represents almost exclusively adult non-fiction titles in all major categories. She looks for familiar topics presented freshly and lesser-known topics presented commercially. She works with mainstream houses as well as regional publishers for niche projects.
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News To Share
I’m thrilled to be named a Contributing Editor to Writer’s Digest. For more on that and where I’ll be appearing next go to this post
On Monday I’m Doing AMAs on TikTok
Come find me this Monday at 7 pm EST, and see how much fun it is. I’ll share tips and tricks on publishing and getting your writing noticed. Last week I had 162 people watching. Let’s see if we can double that number. If you want to send me a question to cover email me at freelancewritingdirect (at) gmail (dot) com.
Podcast Appearance
I was thrilled to say that this Mama is Lit when I appeared on the Literary Mama podcast: This Mama is Lit! . Hear me speak about my mom fails, mental mishaps and eventual parenting successes, plus mention my book in a chat with Holly Rizzuto Palker and Brianna Avenia-Tapper. This is the link to listen.
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