It's time to check in with everyone's favorite current professional literary editor, Miss Snark. This week, we learn the answer to the burning question of the ages, do literary agents ever comb Craigslist in search of new talent?

No.

(I, however, found one of my best clients ever through Craigslist, and several other smart clients offering well-paying assignments that way. Don't rule it out when looking for freelance work, just remember that those few great gigs were far between.)

She also has these thoughts on the oh-so-controversial topic of writing for free or for cheap, namely that if you are going to do it, be selective about who you agree to give your work to. "Having someone who is not your mom say your work doesn't suck is what reassures me," she says; simply writing for any Web site that looks at you twice isn't enough to impress a literary agent about your literary worth.