tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post2317871945732763187..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: The Agent That's Right for YouBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1083576198731949632007-06-19T19:31:00.000-04:002007-06-19T19:31:00.000-04:00Thank you for the link, Jessica! Your last comment...Thank you for the link, Jessica! Your last comment certainly helped with my immediate question (especially if the [not a hot paranormal romance] partial I currently have with you resonates beyond the interest stage).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-82138990581329591182007-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:002007-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:00"While Jessica is, commendably, afraid of doing a ..."While Jessica is, commendably, afraid of doing a disservice to a writer she's not 100% behind, which is worse to the writer's mind: a disservice or no service at all? If options are running low, I'll take the disservice any day."<BR/><BR/>Not if that agent stalls your career for two years because she doesn't know anything about your genre, but led you to believe she had contacts and relationships with your genre's editors. <BR/><BR/>I had such a disservice giving agent. No agent is much better than an agent like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-3914566929644886282007-06-19T15:27:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:27:00.000-04:00Anonymous:I thought I did a post on this at one po...Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>I thought I did a post on this at one point, but we couldn't find it. However, read a previous post on switching genres http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2007/02/reader-question-switching-genres.html and make sure to read all of the comments. At some point I'll expand on this and repost my comment as a post. This should answer your question.<BR/><BR/>-jhfBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15098697550455131122007-06-19T15:21:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:21:00.000-04:00It would be great if writers had the power in deci...It would be great if writers had the power in deciding the agent/writer relationship. Some writers do. Most don't. Agents will tell writers, "It only takes one yes." But if that one yes is all a writer gets, options are limited. While Jessica is, commendably, afraid of doing a disservice to a writer she's not 100% behind, which is worse to the writer's mind: a disservice or no service at all? If options are running low, I'll take the disservice any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-78896917131849836012007-06-19T13:51:00.000-04:002007-06-19T13:51:00.000-04:00Here here, Jessica. The last thing we want is to p...Here here, Jessica. The last thing we want is to pair up with an agent who though enthusiastic, will not know how to get us the best deal. Enthusiasm and liking a genre is one thing, but knowing the business aspect is something completely different. <BR/><BR/>Besides, it really is the author's job to make sure they target the right kind of agents. That's what research is for.Isabelle Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447992284262446608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-60968069170636780262007-06-19T09:12:00.000-04:002007-06-19T09:12:00.000-04:00If you're reading, Jessica, what are your thoughts...If you're reading, Jessica, what are your thoughts about writers having more than one agent if they write in a couple of disparate genres? You may, for instance, be the perfect agent for that writer's hot paranormal romance, but would you recommend the writer get another agent for that MG novel they've also written? Or recommend the writer try to find an agent who handles both?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-67752409085741921152007-06-19T08:30:00.000-04:002007-06-19T08:30:00.000-04:00Write another book. And another one. Polish up t...Write another book. And another one. Polish up the one which works best for a genre or sub-genre and submit that one. Meanwhile, be writing another one. Keep learning the writer's craft. Someday when I'm an established author, maybe I'll have enough clout and skill to have my more unusual books published. Maybe I'll even start a trend of my own. As first-time authors though, we're a risk for any agent. Like Jessica indicated, they have to be reeeally sure about us first.<BR/><BR/>At least, that's the wisdom on this topic I've gleaned elsewhere.<BR/>;)Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-52574630851985384692007-06-19T06:41:00.000-04:002007-06-19T06:41:00.000-04:00What does a writer do if a book is the first of it...What does a writer do if a book is the first of its kind in its genre? It does exist in other genres, and is very popular--and I do believe it'll come to mine eventually. But so far, it's made finding an agent really difficult--no one seems to know what to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com