GiraffeLight Media

GiraffeLight Media GiraffeLight Media is a boutique literary agency and film production firm located in New Orleans.

🦒 Reach HigherYou don't have to tell your reader everything.Trust them to fill in the spaces.The stories that stay with ...
08/07/2026

🦒 Reach Higher

You don't have to tell your reader everything.

Trust them to fill in the spaces.

The stories that stay with us aren't the ones that say the most—they're the ones that say what matters most.

🦒 Long-Neck Take: Great writing gets you considered. Commercial potential gets you acquired.You can write a beautiful bo...
08/06/2026

🦒 Long-Neck Take: Great writing gets you considered. Commercial potential gets you acquired.

You can write a beautiful book and still have a hard time selling it. Publishing isn't just asking, "Is this good?" It's asking, "Who's going to buy it?"

It's where art meets business, and the strongest books succeed at both.

🚨 Psst... want to know why 95 writers got a "no" and only ONE got a "yes"?That's exactly what you'll find inside The Bri...
08/05/2026

🚨 Psst... want to know why 95 writers got a "no" and only ONE got a "yes"?

That's exactly what you'll find inside The Briefing Room: Eyes Only Access Into An Agent's Inbox —my new monthly paid Substack exclusive.

Real query stats.
Real agent insights.
Real acquisition trends.
Zero gatekeeping.

✨ Don't worry—my weekly publishing advice is staying FREE. This is for the writers who want to peek behind the curtain and see publishing from the agent's side of the desk.

🔗 Welcome to the Briefing Room. Upgrade your subscription here: https://substack.com/

🚨 Literary agent confession: I'm trying to talk myself OUT of signing you (sorry! 🫣). If I can't make myself walk away, ...
08/05/2026

🚨 Literary agent confession: I'm trying to talk myself OUT of signing you (sorry! 🫣). If I can't make myself walk away, I know I've found someone worth fighting for.

Here's what nobody tells writers about the due diligence agents do:

👀 I'm Googling your name.
👀 Checking your publishing history.
👀 Verifying your claims.
👀 Wondering if we'd make a great team for the next 20 years.

Your manuscript is only part of the decision.

This week's Agent Trade Secrets breaks down the 5 questions I'm really asking before I offer representation.

👇 Which one surprised you most?



https://open.substack.com/pub/giraffelightmedia/p/the-five-green-flags-that-make-me?r=3mjmdr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🦒 You Can Bet Giraffe...agents usually know within a few pages whether they want to finish your manuscript. You don't ha...
08/04/2026

🦒 You Can Bet Giraffe...agents usually know within a few pages whether they want to finish your manuscript. You don't have the luxury of 300 pages to hook an agent. You have a few.

No pressure. 😂

Make us curious enough that we can't stop reading.

I am SO EXCITED to launch Steph Katz - The Plot Doctor, a side venture designed by a literary agent with insider informa...
08/03/2026

I am SO EXCITED to launch Steph Katz - The Plot Doctor, a side venture designed by a literary agent with insider information as to why author queries, first chapters, synopses, comp titles, and manuscripts aren’t getting the results desired. Based on my PhD in English Literature specializing in Narratology from University of Birmingham, a top 50 ranked university in the world, 15+ years experience of professionally analyzing, critiquing, and providing reports on narratives in film and publishing, and owning my own literary agency, I help provide diagnoses and individualized prescription fixes to help authors fix problems they don’t know they have. Trust me, I’m the plot doctor and I’m here to help.





🦒 Tall Order: Make something happen in Chapter One.A decision.A surprise.A conflict.A question.Too many first chapters i...
08/03/2026

🦒 Tall Order: Make something happen in Chapter One.

A decision.
A surprise.
A conflict.
A question.

Too many first chapters introduce. The best first chapters ignite. Make something happen that gives your reader a reason to keep turning pages.

🦒 Reach Higher: A writing career isn't built on one manuscript, it's built by having the courage to write the next one.K...
07/31/2026

🦒 Reach Higher: A writing career isn't built on one manuscript, it's built by having the courage to write the next one.

Keep going. Your best work may still be ahead of you.

🦒 Long-Neck Take: Not every "no" means the same thing.When an agent asks, "What else are you working on?" they're often ...
07/30/2026

🦒 Long-Neck Take: Not every "no" means the same thing.

When an agent asks, "What else are you working on?" they're often saying, "I'm interested in you, even if this project isn't the one."

Learn to read the subtext. Publishing is full of it.

🦒 You Can Bet Giraffe...if your manuscript is still on Draft #3, it's probably too early to hit "Send." Revision isn't ...
07/28/2026

🦒 You Can Bet Giraffe...if your manuscript is still on Draft #3, it's probably too early to hit "Send." Revision isn't proof you got it wrong, it's proof you're taking your writing seriously, and agents will thank you for it.

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