Some favorites from the last week by my favorite anonymous literary agent:

"I have a collection of essays -- some funny, some not, all previously unpublished. I am about to begin querying agents." Her answers to collection-related questions.

"I found an agent who takes submissions in my genre on the Publisher's Marketplace website. In that agent's listing, it said that queries could be e-mailed to the agent, or submitted by snail mail with an SASE (the listing didn't indicate a preference). I sent an e-query over a month ago. I haven't heard anything back yet. Today, I was reading a book "Guide to Literary Agents", which listed the same agent. The book said, however, "No e-queries." Perhaps this is why I haven't heard anything back yet from the agent." What to do?

"Underline For Italics? Or just italics? Or does it matter? Writers Market guide books say to Underline in place of italics. Have now been hearing otherwise - or that it doesn't matter - since it is the story that counts."

Finally, she points to a great story about a state Senator candidate suing for typos.