Jessica Berg

Jessica Berg is the founder and director of Rosecliff Literary, where she represents adult fiction and select nonfiction.

She’s drawn to horror, gothic stories, book club suspense, upmarket women’s fiction, and historical fiction that feels urgent.

Jessica holds an MFA from Spalding University and is a Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest. She teaches writing workshops and retreats, and shares honest, behind-the-scenes advice with more than 50,000 followers on Instagram (@jessica__berg) and YouTube.

Known as the literary agent bestie, she tells writers the truth from inside the query inbox, kindly and without the jargon.

Her client list includes Lisa Roe, Trisha Blanchet, Tahverlee Anglen, Zach Powers, ZS Diamanti, Katia Sinchenko, Vincent Zandri, Arizona Bell, and others.

Most days, I’m chasing down contracts, answering the same five publishing myths in slightly different outfits, drinking coffee like it’s a competitive sport, ignoring “urgent” industry drama, and reminding writers that their work is the only thing that actually matters.

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My four vibes of 2016 which are basically my four vibes of 2026 too.

I remember exactly how it felt: trying hard, laughing a lot, taking terrible pictures on purpose, taking “serious” pictures by accident.

I’m weirdly grateful fo

Respectfully: the industry doesn’t care how hard you tried.
It cares if you’re clear.

If you’re still guessing in 2026, you’re going to lose the year to busywork.
So I’m doing something rare. I'm opening a private quest

Too many of you are doing the classic elder millennial writing workflow:

Google it
read 14 conflicting posts
open a new tab called “publishing advice”
make a color-coded spreadsheet
panic-revise your query at 1:17am
whisper “it dep

Back with another episode of Agent Said X, What They Meant Was Y.

When an agent says “didn’t stand out / didn’t connect / didn’t feel new,” what they’re often saying is:

My Pitch Generator Blue-Screened.
I opened

You’re not “confused.”
You’re under-informed.
And publishing is expensive to learn the hard way.

I’m opening a private question box.
I’ll answer the most common Qs in reels.
Want the link? Comment QUESTION for the