Your Agent Is Not Your Friend (Nor Is Your Editor) | Professional Boundaries in Publishing

Your agent is not your friend... or therapist. 😬 Neither is your editor!

But seriously: I'm talking about parameters and best practices for your key business relationships in publishing: with your agent and your editor. I'm going over what an agent's job really is, and what an editor's job really is, and why that necessitates that professional boundaries be maintained--for your best interest as well as theirs!

Take a shot every time I say "messy" or "friendly, not friend"!

00:00 Introduction
03:36 The Agent-Author Relationship
05:27 Friendship Pitfalls
07:31 Your Agent's Job
10:53 Emotional Boundaries
16:18 Your Editor's Job
18:12 The Corporate Funnel
21:45 Your Editor Is Not Your Friend
24:15 Conclusion

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