What My Team and I Can, Will, and Won’t Do for You.

• I will educate you on traditional publishing so that you know what game you’re playing. (Or not, because what you do is your responsibility and choice.)
• I can help you get a book deal. Over the past three years, 100% of the clients I introduce to literary agents get representation; 80% get a book deal.
• I won’t sugarcoat the truth, or sell you on something you don’t need because: karma.
• I will tell you that the 20% of our clients who don’t end up with a deal is usually because editors at publishers worry or assume their audience is not big enough. (Note that I say: worry and assume because everything in publishing, as in life, is subjective.)

And:

• In publishing and elsewhere, vibes matter. A lot. If you show up as demandy-smurf, entitled, or are generally a jerk, things tend not to work out. That’s true for me, for literary agents, and for lots of other folks you’ll meet on your journey, publishing, entrepreneurial, or otherwise.
• My team and I show up everyday because we want to help you — authors — create books that change lives. That’s our goal.
• Because I want my clients to succeed I won’t offer to write a proposal for you if you’re not ready or not the right fit. (Which can mean lots of things, but…