What is literary management?
A. A literary manager is an industry representative who works with writers (as talent managers work with directors, actors, and actresses) to develop their careers, both creatively (through consulting on story development, time-management, and prioritizing) and financially (through marketing the client’s products). Managers perform many of the same services as do agents, but aren’t’ allowed to secure employment for their clients. Managers are, however allowed to produce films (Eric Gold and Jimmy Miller, for example, produce films starring their client Jim Carrey), whereas agents until recently were not. Managers often work in tandem with agents, and, in general, provide writers with an array of consulting, advising, and marketing services that few agents have time for.
