094: How to Get a Literary Agent (w/ Peter Cox)

<div data-pm-slice="1 3 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Peter Cox is a best-selling author of more than 20 books and is the managing director of Redhammer Management, a London-based literary agency recognized by the Association of Authors’ Agents.</div> <div> </div> <div>Redhammer specializes in managing a small number of exceptional authors, working closely with them at every stage of the journey from monitoring and supporting publisher’s performance to aggressively selling film, television, and all other rights.</div> <div> </div> <div>In this episode, Peter and I talk about:</div> <div> </div> <ul> <li> <div>His work as a literary agent and how he got started</div> </li> <li> <div>The relationship between agent and author—and why his agency is different than most.</div> </li> <li> <div>Whether author should work with literary agents in different countries.</div> </li> <li> <div>How to query an agent (and what really captures their attention in a query letter and a proposal).</div> </li> <li> <div>How agents choose authors to represent</div> </li> <li> <div>What makes up an author platform and why it matters to agents</div> </li> <li> <div>The most important aspect of your book proposal</div> </li> <li> <div>How agents shop books</div> </li> <li> <div>The financial side of traditional publishing for authors and agents</div> </li> <li> <div>How to send him your query</div> </li> </ul>