Connecting writers with the perfect publishers for their work is Robin Mizell's business. Enabling an author to establish a network of contacts and develop closer relationships with loyal readers is an indispensable part of the process, before and after a book's publication. Since 2008, Robin has maintained a small client list, so she can focus on and enjoy building the careers of a select group of gifted writers.

Insatiable curiosity, reliable intuition, and the tendency to be both an early adopter and a contrarian is the improbable combination of traits that gives Robin a knack for literary matchmaking. As a matter of principle, she offers her clients' work to the most reputable large and small publishing houses without regard to the companies' practices concerning advances on royalties. It is each author's prerogative to choose the best book deal, taking into consideration the comprehensive package offered by a publisher. A substantial marketing budget, the prestige of an established imprint, expert manuscript development and copyediting, superb book design, and sales of subsidiary rights can be as important as a large advance to the success of a book and, consequently, its author.

Robin possesses a BA in English literature. Prior to becoming an authors' representative, she accumulated a decade of publishing experience in the corporate and government sectors and worked as a freelance writer and copyeditor. She launched her blog Treated & Released as a means of business networking and to demonstrate to her clients the value of transparency. An avid monitor of media criticism, she often writes about social networking and publicity for authors.

Robin's advice for writers has appeared on the LadiesWhoCritique.com blog and the Book Marketing Buzz Blog, in Writer's Guide to 2010 by Susan M. Tierney, and in the 2009 and 2010 Screenwriter’s & Playwright’s Market guidebooks published by Writer's Digest Books.

Writers seeking representation should refer to the agency's query guidelines and can discuss their work with Robin at upcoming writers' conferences and other events.

Anyone who would like to learn more about establishing an online presence, accumulating impressive writing credits, or choosing a literary agent can peruse the agency's list of resources, including 25 steps to getting and working with a literary agent.

Robin can also be found on Goodreads, Delicious, WordPress.com, LinkedIn, Google+, and (if you're actually acquainted with her) Facebook.