EP37 - Jessie Botterill - Literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit. - a podcast by Simon Caine

from 2015-12-27T14:05:41

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Jessie joined Janklow & Nesbit in 2010, shortly after graduating from Leeds University with a degree in English Literature. As well as building up her list of fiction and non-fiction authors, she runs the company’s social media presence and sells foreign rights across a number of different territories. On the fiction side she’s looking for stand-out voices and original storytelling; novels that ask difficult questions, and explore the answers to those questions in a unique and imaginative way.


 I got her on the podcast to talk about -


  • What is a literary agent?
  • Where do you even start looking for the right agent?
  • When should you approach an agent, what should you send and what are the common errors writers make?
  • What happens from finding a book idea to getting it on the shelf with an agent.
  • What books sell best in what country
  • The value of social media for an author when pitching a book. Is the trend of internet celebrities getting book deals a fad? Or the way forward for the publishing industry?
  • Are celebrity books pushing out books by new writers because they’re more bankable and more likely to sell?


AND MORE!

 

This podcast would be useful to anyone who wants to get a book published or self-publish a book themselves and wants an agent to help that happen.

 

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JessieBotterill

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

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My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book - 

 

The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.


The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.


If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader.

 

If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.

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Thanks,

Si

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