Do this to Hook an Agent - Interview with Kathleen Foxx

About this episode

In this episode, Melanie Hill interviews literary agent Kathleen Foxx about what agents look for in query submissions.

What does a literary agent look for in the sample writing pages of a query? In this special bonus episode, I speak with agent Kathleen Foxx (The Rights Factory) about the 4 criteria she uses to evaluate a submission, her 21-point checklist (which you can get for free), and the importance (or not) of a novel's opening line. This is an episode you're going to want to bookmark and share with your writer friends!

People in this episode

Hosts: Melanie Hill, Valerie Francis

Guest: Kathleen Foxx

Topics covered

• literary agents
• query submissions
• writing tips
• novel openings
• agent evaluation

Keywords

• literary agent
• query writing
• submission checklist
• opening line
• writing advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Rights Factory

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