A Day in the Life of a Literary Agent

[varkat]

I get asked at conferences all the time what a day in the life of a literary agent is like.  Well, there's no such thing as a typical day, and to prove it, here's my approximate schedule from about mid-day yesterday through just-now today, which should give you a pretty good sense of some of the usual.

Thursday:

1:45 post office run (returning

Comments

[martharamirez]

You're a superwoman, Lucienne! It's too bad we have to sleep huh?

[varkat]

I bemoan the need for sleep all the time!

[saetter]

Thanks for posting this.

So, you squeeze in about an hour to write every morning in additional to all of this? Bless your heart. :)

[varkat]

Yup, usually I write from 6-7 a.m. (Used to be 5:30, but I'm getting old .)

Guilty

[anonymous]

Would it be okay for me to send you a query for my latest book. It has been edited and ready to go. My editor has my next book now getting it prepared.

Re: Guilty

[varkat]

You can always query, though honestly, my list is very full right now.