• 1. She sold my book!
  • 2. She sold it to an amazing editor who is 100 percent behind the book!
  • 3. She wrote to me in ALL CAPS the day she offered to represent me.
  • 4. She is the very definition of strategic. Seriously, look the word up in the dictionary and you will see Andy McNicol’s picture.
  • 5. She manages my career. She has a plan. A gameplan. A big gameplan. I LOVE this.
  • 6. She totally knows the book market, book trends, and what’s hot.
  • 7. She has bestselling books on the bookshelves in her office. Yes, bestselling books she sold.
  • 8. She has vision for the story. She can edit. She has taste!
  • 9. She has a totally awesome powerful first name! (And a good last name too!)
  • 10. She is a fairy godmother, supreme matchmaker and shield of armor.

Special thanks to Kody Mekell Keplinger, author of the forthcoming novel THE DUFF, for organizing Agent Appreciation Day.