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"Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts"

Posted: December 14th, 2009, 12:57 pm
by jjochwat
Wow. I've been reading agents' and editors' blogs for a few years now, and not stumbled across anything on this topic -- until now.

A woman named Emily Williams (herself a former scout) explains the whole schmear. And this is only the first part! Two more (on the current scene, and why it's so hard to sell translations to US publishers) are coming, too.

http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=9028

Re: "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts"

Posted: December 15th, 2009, 10:03 am
by Mira
That's a really interesting article! I didn't know there was such a thing as a literary scout. Thanks for posting it - good to know.

Re: "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts"

Posted: December 15th, 2009, 6:48 pm
by Nathan Bransford
Very, very informative article - one of the best I've seen recently. Thanks for sharing!

Re: "Inside the Secret World of Literary Scouts"

Posted: January 20th, 2010, 9:11 am
by beacon22
Great article! My agent used to be a Literary Scout, and I'm amazed by how much she knows about books. It seems like a really interesting job for someone who loves books.