Dreaming of getting published?
Let me help you find a literary agent and make it happen!
If you’re exploring the business end of publishing – the mysterious realm of literary agents and book publishers – it can feel impenetrable and daunting. You might be wondering:
Is my book ready to submit to a literary agent? Will anyone be interested in my idea for a book? How do I even find a literary agent?
If these are your questions, then you’ve come to the right place for straight answers.
I’ve turned a lifelong obsession with books and writing into a business helping other writers get literary agents and publishing deals in the USA and Australia.
Authors such as:
- Dog behaviourist Guy Hull, who came to me with an idea for a book that I helped him turn into the bestselling The Dogs That Made Australia (HarperCollins)
- Novelist Fiona Higgins, whose breakout book The Mothers’ Group (Allen & Unwin) was a bestseller and whose fourth novel, An Unusual Boy was published in 2020 with London-based Boldwood Books
- Psychologists Professor Gillian Straker and Dr Jacqui Winship, who with my help transformed their academic-sounding manuscript into a commercially appealing book — resulting in The Talking Cure (Macmillan)
- Journalist Tim Elliott, who I helped turn an explosive feature article in The Sydney Morning Herald into a manuscript that was hotly contested by several publishers at auction and published as Farewell to the Father (Macmillan).
What sets me apart from most book editors you’ll find online is that I’ve been a commercially published author (twice), and a literary agent, as well as an in-house editor of fiction and nonfiction.
Literary agents refer writers to me to help develop their manuscripts when they need a bit more work to attract a publishing contract.
I know how hard it is to write a book — and how hard it is to sell one to a publishing house.
I know the level you need to reach, and the questions and concerns that publishing professionals will have about your project.
My portfolio and testimonials speak to the ways I help aspiring authors and subject experts achieve their publishing dreams. I can help you too.
My questions for you:
- Are you looking for some quick tips on your agent query letter before submitting your work?
- Do you need help with your synopsis or comparison titles?
- Or would you just like to save time in researching the shortlist of agents most likely to be curious about your work?
What you need to know is this:
You don’t need superficial copyediting to spot a few typos and word repetition.
You need constructive and honest advice that will get you where you want to go.
And that’s where I can help.

VIRGINIA LLOYD (*waves*)
I'm on a mission to help writers and experts maximize the appeal of their manuscript submissions to literary agents and book publishers.
Too many writers send off their agent submissions without getting feedback on their materials. Then when they don't hear back from agents, they get frustrated and disappointed.
As the traditionally published author of two books, as a structural editor, former in-house editor and literary agent, I'll give you the kind of commercial and constructive feedback you'll never get from a workshop or writers' group.
Whatever you need, my team and I are here to help.
Why do my clients get agents and publishing contracts?
As a published author I know how hard it is to write a book and get it published, and I understand the joys and agonies of rewriting.
As a former literary agent I know exactly how selective agents can afford to be and the reservations they’ll have about an author query email
As an experienced structural editor I can see ways to improve most manuscripts that the author, who is typically too close to their material, cannot.
My clients value my strong editorial background because I know what constitutes a manuscript of publishable quality.
As a published author I know how hard it is to write a book and get it published, and I understand the joys and agonies of rewriting.
As a former literary agent I know exactly how selective agents can afford to be and the reservations they’ll have about an author query email
As an experienced structural editor I can see ways to improve most manuscripts that the author, who is typically too close to their material, cannot.
My clients value my strong editorial background because I know what constitutes a manuscript of publishable quality.
In my clients’ words: