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You finally did it. You finished your manuscript, polished it until it gleamed, had a few beta readers swoon over it, maybe even worked with a freelance editor. You're confident it's strong—maybe even really strong. So why are the rejections still rolling in?

Querying feels incredibly complicated when you’re an author. (I’ve done it myself for years and know the pain!) Now that I’m an agent, it can be just as complicated, but for different reasons.

If you're a Latinx author with a story that celebrates your culture, honors your heritage, or amplifies your voice—you belong on these publishers’ shelves. Don’t wait for an agent to open the door when some of the best houses in the industry already have it wide open for you.

If you’ve been querying literary agents lately and feel like you’re shouting into a void, you’re not alone. It’s not your...

A query letter is the first piece of your writing a literary agent will read, so it’s important to get it right!

One of the biggest myths about traditional publishing is that a traditional publisher will take care of all of the marketing for you.