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Derek Johns
Derek Johns-Managing Director - AP Watt Literary Agency
Meet the Expert 
Life As An Agent 
  1. Derek Johns
  2. How did you become a literary agent? 
  3. What would you say to people who think literary agents are parasites? 
  4. What is the most exciting aspect of being an agent? 
  5. What is the hardest part of being an agent? 
  6. What is the toughest job in the literary world? 
  7. Is appetite for books increasing or decreasing? 
  8. How much of your day do you spend reading? 
  9. How do you sell a book to a publisher? 
  10. How does an agent-publisher relationship work? 
  11. Do different publishers look for different kinds of books? 
  12. What excites you in a book? 
  13. Which is harder being a writer or an agent? 
  14. What kind of books do you like? 
  15. What kind of person works in publishing? 
Spotting Talent 
  1. Derek Johns
  2. How do you find new talent? 
  3. How hard is it for new writers to break into the publishing world? 
  4. What makes a good book? 
  5. What makes a commercially successful book? 
  6. Are 'good books' and 'successful' books' the same thing? 
  7. What's the easiest genre to get published? 
  8. How much of what you read is good enough to get published? 
  9. What are the most common failings? 
  10. What's the difference between commercial fiction and literary fiction? 
The Future Of Publishing 
  1. Derek Johns
  2. What's the next 'big thing' in publishing? 
  3. Is it a good idea to post my writing online? 
  4. What do you predict for the publishing industry in the next couple of years? 
  5. What do you predict for the publishing industry in the long term? 
  6. Is it going to get easier or harder to get published in the future? 
  7. How has the internet affected the publishing industry? 
  8. Is 'blogging' a viable route to getting published? 
  9. How can a writer protect their copyright when publishing work online? 
  10. How have audio downloads affected the publishing industry? 

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