Jessie Stephens, author of Heartsick: Three Stories About Love, Pain, and What Happens In Between, discusses what made her book proposal successful and the tenuous connection between social media following and book sales. They also explore the pros of having an agent, the impressions of her first book offer, and her new book. They touch on challenges in conveying desired tone and style in the proposal and the process of pitching a collection of true stories about heartbreak.