Here are some of the best tidbits of advice from my favorite anonymous literary agent:

Has your editor recommended you try another editor who will charge you to read your work? Dump 'em both.

Oh so many bits of advice on sending in the query.

"When a publisher retains 'all rights' and the option clause grants "first look" -- is this bad?"

"In a recent discussion on an online writing group, a number of women members felt adamant that if a man wrote a novel with a female protagonist, he needed to explain / justify / rationalize his reasons for doing so in the query letter. Is this really an issue?"