TALK: Sarah Taylor, Literary Agent.

Sarah Taylor spoke to StoryWorld about her career and blog.

Hi Sarah! First of all: Who are you and what do you do?

My name is Sarah Taylor and I work as a Literary Agent at the Kate Nash Literary Agency. I was previously Literary Assistant.

  

How did you come to work in the industry?

I started as Literary Assistant at the Kate Nash Literary Agency in 2012. Before that I studied History and Italian at the University of Reading.

 

What one thing would you advise up-and-coming writers to do?

Read a lot and then write, write, write. Make sure your submission is as perfect as you think it can be (and is finished) before submitting to an agent.

Try to develop an author platform – be on twitter and social media. Join creative writing forums and groups. Publishers expect a lot of self publicising, so it is good to be creating a platform for yourself early on.

  

What’s the best bit about your job?

I love finding new authors and seeing a book that you have worked on being published is a great feeling.

I also enjoy getting out to events and festivals and meeting writers.

  

And tell me about Bookbabblers!

Bookbabblers is a book review site that I run with a team of reviewers. We review and feature books from picture books, young adult, new adult, historical, crime and women's fiction.

Thanks Sarah! Find out more at Bookbabblers.co.uk and the Kate Nash website