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Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

No agent/publisher is in a position to create across a spectrum of media and distribution what major publishers can accomplish for authors.

The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics.

Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It isn't mine.

Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made - agents act as a good intermediary between authors and publishers whenever disagreements come up.

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

Publishers, editors, agents all have one thing in common, aside from their love of cocktail parties. It's an incredible taste and an ability to find and nurture authors.

Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.

The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients.