A literary agent sources up potential writers and sell their materials or manuscripts to publishing outfits. In order to be one you could read this: ehow.com/how_2121717_become-literary-age... I sure want to be one because I could sell my stuff myself. Being a writer, I know how frustrating it is to have your work dismissed or rejected.
I think it's kinda cool when people try to sell your work to publishers. I hope this helps. Peace!
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.