Episode

Do this to Hook an Agent - Interview with Kathleen Foxx

Podcast: Story Nerd
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 2270
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Summary

What does a literary agent look for in the sample writing pages of a query? In this special bonus episode, I speak with agent Kathleen Foxx (The Rights Factory) about the 4 criteria she uses to evaluate a submission, her 21-point checklist (which you can get for free), and the importance (or not) of a novel's opening line. This is an episode you're going to want to bookmark and share with your writer friends!