What a literary agent wants! With Rachelle Gardner

Rachelle Gardner is a literary agent with Books and Such Literary Agency, representing a broad spectrum of fiction and nonfiction and more than 100 contracted books since 2008. Rachelle has made a name from both her agenting skills, as well as her generosity to the writer community. In this 20 minute interview, we talk about: The fact that agents are not gatekeepers; they're real people on the look out for the next great book! A great book is obviously subjective, but are there certain things Rachelle and other agents look out for? Should it be completely finished? Edited and proofread? Dos and Don'ts when writing the query Recommendations for how writers should connect with agents at conferences Meeting agents online and how to interact w/o being pushy How long should one query for before embarking on a plan B.