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If you've been paying attention on Publishing Twitter today, you might have seen people in all walks - agents, editors, publicists, authors - weighing in on one particular topic: David Benjamin. I won't go into a lot of detail here about what exactly he said because it's already been covered (and I'll link to that), but I did want to say how he is the epitome of the best practices on how not to land yourself an agent, I get it. Rejection can hurt. But a  lot of writers who go on to write some beloved stories have been rejected over and over. JK Rowling is a prime example. And it's fine to blog about your disappointment at yet another rejection. What's not fine is a mean-spirited, belittling, straight-up misogynistic rant about agents who didn't like your ill-prepared pitch. This is what he sounded like to me underneath the gross misogyny. I'll let In the Inbox take it from here. This literary agent intern screencapped the post and some...

Hello again folks! As I said in my previous entry, I wanted to diversify the blog a bit, so that it's not just book reviews and so that posts come more frequently. While I do read a lot, I don't always have time to sit and write a proper review. So I'll be saving that for books I'm really excited about reading, while I also impart some knowledge about publishing, as well as some insight into me, myself and I. Today's topic falls under the umbrella of the former: publishing industry info. "Working Wednesday" is going to be a once a month thing where I discuss what's going on in publishing from industry events that I've attended to knowledge I've gained on the job that could help aspiring writers or just excite readers. For my first Working Wednesday I want to talk about the question I get asked most in some way: how do I get published?