Victoria Marini
Literary Agent
Irene Goodman Literary Agency
VP & Agent at Irene Goodman. Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen #MSWL here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/vict…

Literary Agent
#pubtip for real, a man called the offices, seemingly unaware of what agents do/are, and he was rude to our assistant, rude to me, called me "baby" repeatedly despite my asking him not and then I think was trying to threaten me? And literally all he had to do was google it.

Literary Agent
#pubtip If you are reaching out to agents, you should *already* know what they do and their guidelines. There are myriad online forums, guides, articles, websites about what a literary agent does and how they want to be contacted. Please read those BEFORE you reach out.

Literary Agent
you know how even a slice of pretty bad pizza is better than no pizza? That rule DOES NOT APPLY to agents, editors, and publishers. #pubtip

Literary Agent
Timing, unfortunately, *does* matter. #pubtip

Literary Agent
the old "we'll just send it to every editor we can and see what sticks. If it doesn't sell, no harm done." ... Wrong. Harm Done. #pubtip

Literary Agent
that time I wanted to tweet something truly inappropriate and unprofessional? I didn't do it. TAKE NOTE! #pubtip