Ask the Agents Panel hosted by Chuck Sambuchino

Agents taking part in the Ask the Agents panel:

Jessica Sinsheimer of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary. She got into agenting after getting an internship at an agency. She loved books and agenting became her path.

Regina Brooks of Serendipity Literary. She handles everything but sci-fi/fantasy. She was formerly an editor. She's able to handle a more broad range of titles as an agent than as an editor, which was part of her motivation to get into agenting.

Michelle Humphrey of Sterling Lord Literistic. She handle YA, women's fiction and more. She started at a kindergarten teacher, but decided it wasn't right for her, and ended up interning at an agency, and she's been agenting for three years.

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Ask the Agents Panel hosted by Chuck Sambuchino

Guide to Literary Agents Editor Chuck Sambuchino is moderating a Q&A panel of agents next. They've cover query letters, what they look for in sample chapters, what they do and don't like to hear during a live pitch and more. Stay tuned.

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Breakfast With the Stars, Saturday: Al Katkowsky

Guide to Literary Agents editor Chuck Sambuchino just introduced Al Katkowsky, who is going to reveal how he took his idea, Question of the Day, from a simple group activity to a published book, and then turned it into an App for the iPhone.

Al talks about how you need to be able to keep calling "that guy," whether that means pitching your ideas, setting up events, etc.

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