August 29, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: I Am Excited To Share This New Proposal Entitled…
Since I started working at the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency, I was told that I would get to work on pitch letters once proposals were ready to be sent out. It seemed like such a long time ago but … Continue reading
August 13, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: Learning from the Masters
The publishing world is a lot like New York City. It is fast-paced and is constantly evolving. Throughout the course of my summer, I have attended seminars sponsored by the Association of Authors’ Representatives on different topics relevant to publishing. … Continue reading
July 30, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: Workshops
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve finally turned 21 and have started attending Beat workshops in juvenile hall. The opportunity to work directly with incarcerated youth is one of the main reasons I chose this internship over the … Continue reading
July 25, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: The Art of the Handshake
Three weeks ago was all about breaking the routine. My supervisor and I took part of a conference at the nearby YMCA where our employer hosted a workshop called “The Art of the Handshake.” Rising high school seniors and college … Continue reading
July 22, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: Money, Meetings, and Miscellaneous
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at The Beat. Normally we spend most of our time typing, editing, and responding, but we’ve had several special projects to work on recently. Some are more exciting than others, which is … Continue reading
July 10, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Emily Adams ’14: The Beat Without
In my last post, I promised I would talk more about The Beat Without letter project, a recent Beat Within program which I’ve been learning about over the past week. The Beat Without is a program designed to reach out … Continue reading
July 8, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on Alicia Ramirez ’15: Trying to Find the Next Bestseller
A literary agent pitches a book proposal or manuscript to an editor at a publishing house in hopes that the book gets published (among other exciting things I will discuss at a later post). Before that can happen, someone has … Continue reading
June 28, 2013
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Alicia Ramirez ’15
Name: Alicia Ramirez Class Year: 2015 Major: English and Creative Writing What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going: I am working at the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency in New York City. DSM Agency specializes in … Continue reading