Editors don't necessarily care about making money for the company

You know what's really nice? Having an agent: I had a question about some publishing stuff, so I emailed him. That was very enjoyable. It was also fun not having an agent, don't get me wrong. You know like in movies where the woman's all like, "I need to learn how to be single"? That happened to me. I needed to learn who I was without an agent. Turns ou…