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Flublishing · Mar 5, 2025 · 51 min

Vetting agents before querying them

On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the process of vetting agents before querying. They talk about where authors can do research, what kinds of things they should be paying attention to, and how whisper networks can both help and harm the research process. If you’re interested in learning more about how to research agents and what you can do to find your perfect champion, this episode is for you. Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you! Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the process of vetting agents before querying. They talk about where authors can do research, what kinds of things they should be paying attention to, and how whisper networks can both help and harm the research process. If you’re interested in learning more about how to research agents and what you can do to find your perfect champion, this episode is for you.


Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!


Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing 

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social


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