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Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Twitter Valkyrie | Associate Lit Agent @TriadaUS | Author of YOUR DESTINATION IS ON THE LEFT (Out Now!) SHE'S THE WORST (2019). I love dogs like it's my job
Nov 2, 2022 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
UNSOLICITED, STEEPED IN OPINION, PUBLISHING JOB ADVICE THREAD--INCOMING!

If you want to be a literary agent, especially one that works on commission, please do the financial math first. This math includes... --how much do you need to earn & how quickly?

--what is your cut of the sale (5%, 7.5%,10%?)

--how many books must you sell & for how much money for that cut to equal a livable wage? (Trick question: you control how many you sell or how much they go for!)

Other Qs include..