Ep 113: Make Your Writing Stand Out Among the Rest, with Rachelle Gardner

Annalisa Parent Summea speaks with Rachelle Gardner, a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management about pairing a business mindset with a writing mindset, the importance of your author platform, and more!   In this episode, you’re going to learn:   That pairing a businessperson mindset with artist’s mindset will help you sell your novel That an understanding of the marketplace and the context into which your book will be placed is essential     The importance of your platform as a writer   You’ll want to be sure to download the free worksheet for this episode, It’s Not Just About the Book that will walk you through how to implement these concepts in your own writing life, so take a minute and download it at www.writing-gym.com/standout. Don’t forget the dash!  Rachelle Gardner is an agent with Books & Such Literary Management, representing both fiction and nonfiction. She’s been an agent for 12 years and currently represents an impressive list of 75 bestselling and award-winning authors