Kate McKean is a writer and a literary agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency as well as an adjunct professor at New York University in the school of professional studies.
Her Substack titled Agents and Books is immensely popular among writers and aspiring authors. She writes with humor and unflinching honesty about literary agents, publishing and writing.
You can find her at katemckean.Substack.com or at her website: katemckean.com
In this podcast you will learn what literary agents are looking for, how they work, and “must-haves’ in your query to agents. Plus:
The FIVE elements to include in your query to literary agents
What are “smagents” and why do authors need to know what they are?
Why there is no perfect query.
What makes Kate McKean cranky.
Why its ok to tell the ending of your story idea in your query.
Why theft of your story idea is not an issue.
The “give up point” number of pitches to agents
In the podcast we mention:
Kate’s post: A list of things that make me automatically reject your work
A Literary Agent Interview: Pitch Advice & More