tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post4249271150333202310..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: The Agent Submission Process, Part DeuxBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-27531317467567181242008-02-04T20:59:00.000-05:002008-02-04T20:59:00.000-05:00That belief is so important. What I tell my fello...That belief is so important. What I tell my fellow writers (and remind myself) when a rejection comes in is that finding the right agent or publisher is like finding the manuscript's soul mate. It doesn't always happen the first time out. Sometimes, you have to date around for awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-84134839625147562102008-01-25T09:51:00.000-05:002008-01-25T09:51:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for sharing all this with us. I'...Thank you so much for sharing all this with us. I'm curious, though - what's more common for a sale - a few days or a few weeks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-32333109689717431212008-01-25T02:20:00.000-05:002008-01-25T02:20:00.000-05:00I especially love the 345-year-old grandmother - e...I especially love the 345-year-old grandmother - except I would make her 333 years old - that way when someone asks her how old she is, she answers "3-3-3" and the questioner ponders a moment, assumes she might have a touch of senile dementia (or is that, senile demontia?), then figure she's saying 3+3+3=9, therefore she's 90 years old!<BR/><BR/>Also there is that old "666" as sign of the devil stuff - the townfolk could start whispering that "333 is half the sign of the devil, so what if she meets up with another 333'er?"<BR/><BR/>A little late night (early morning) embroidery -<BR/><BR/>Wanda B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-46096972112965819852008-01-24T20:22:00.000-05:002008-01-24T20:22:00.000-05:00Please suggest this pitch idea to one of your auth...Please suggest this pitch idea to one of your authors, because I really want to read this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-57547316068654985192008-01-24T19:25:00.000-05:002008-01-24T19:25:00.000-05:00Like anonymous, I found it interesting that agents...Like anonymous, I found it interesting that agents use the very things authors are told to never, never do ("I know you'll love this book")...<BR/><BR/>Understandable that it's a different situation, but still interesting nonetheless.T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15874200707783040832008-01-24T18:40:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:40:00.000-05:00Interesting to see the process. Thanks for sharin...Interesting to see the process. Thanks for sharing this. Of course, I am a bit skeptical about a lady rodeo clown, but the rest of the story really sounded fun to me. Kind of wish it was a real book.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-58187609777917349142008-01-24T18:09:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:09:00.000-05:00It's actually heartwarming to realize that agents ...It's actually heartwarming to realize that agents have to deal with the exact same query/rejection process as writers do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-72458493178885652732008-01-24T13:34:00.000-05:002008-01-24T13:34:00.000-05:00Can you outline the process for a non-fiction book...Can you outline the process for a non-fiction book? How much do you emphasize platform and how big does that have to be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-64932275983116797912008-01-24T11:31:00.000-05:002008-01-24T11:31:00.000-05:00Thank you for the post - for the pitch, can you us...Thank you for the post - for the pitch, can you use the pitch the author used in their query? I'd think if they did a good job with that one it might work well for you to incorporate in this pitch to editors (really, I'm just wondering how many pitches I'll be writing on my novel :-)<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering, too, if you had a client whose book wasn't picked up in a two year span, but they finished a second novel in that time - would you automatically take on the second novel or does it go through the regular query process? And how awkward would it be to pitch the second novel to editors who have rejected the first? (I also like to know the worst case scenario)<BR/><BR/>anon 9:03,<BR/><BR/>As Kris Fletcher pointed out, it's very different to hear flattering things about an author's work from a third party than it is to hear it from the author. I don't think it's a flaw in the system at all - I think it's one of the numerous reasons it's advantageous to have an agent.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-76186209481424587252008-01-24T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:45:00.000-05:00I agree, that plot sounds like a hoot.I agree, that plot sounds like a hoot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-40175286683647657702008-01-24T09:59:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:59:00.000-05:00Needless to say I don’t have hope for Marla’s book...<I>Needless to say I don’t have hope for Marla’s book.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know. You normally couldn't get me near a book with a romance between a demon and a demon hunter, but this is one I'd actually give a chance because it sounds so funny.Deborah K. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015248910515441842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15648784904736383112008-01-24T09:43:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:43:00.000-05:00Betty Sue!:)Betty Sue!<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-10586250665916812472008-01-24T09:15:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:15:00.000-05:00>I don't know - something about that black cloud, ...<< Needless to say I don’t have hope for Marla’s book>><BR/><BR/>I don't know - something about that black cloud, blue nephew, and the Zombie sister really drew me in.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935764958247625983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-44329946550184350682008-01-24T09:13:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:13:00.000-05:00>Ah, but Anonymous, it's one thing to say "I know ...<<...the thing that strikes me as so unfair about this process is that you, as an agent, can say, "I know you'll love this book and can't wait to get it to you," while we, as writers, can never say something like that, unless, perhaps we know an agent or editor really well.>><BR/><BR/>Ah, but Anonymous, it's one thing to say "I know you'll love this" when talking about your own work, and a very different creature altogether to say it about someone else's work. Saying it about your own work can come off as presumptuous and vain. Saying it about someone else's work is simply sharing your excitement. <BR/><BR/>And we do have ways we can let our enthusiasm for our stories shine through, even if it would seem silly for us to come out and say it so bluntly. After all, we're writers. Words are our tools, and we know (or should know!) how to use them to our advantage.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935764958247625983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-14980178184188871662008-01-24T09:03:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:03:00.000-05:00It's wonderful to hear these examples, yet the thi...It's wonderful to hear these examples, yet the thing that strikes me as so unfair about this process is that you, as an agent, can say, "I know you'll love this book and can't wait to get it to you," while we, as writers, can never say something like that, unless, perhaps we know an agent or editor really well. My former agent described my novel as a "gem" in her pitch letter, while it would sound foolish if I described it that way myself. A flaw in the system, perhaps, but I have done fairly well at pitching directly to editors using the accepted "professional approach."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-80859796009314506642008-01-24T08:27:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:27:00.000-05:00OMG -- I just spit coffee when I read "Trey Demon"...OMG -- I just spit coffee when I read "Trey Demon", lol.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the enlightenment and the entertainment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-74432731672053756742008-01-24T08:23:00.000-05:002008-01-24T08:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for this explanation! I wondered how this p...Thanks for this explanation! I wondered how this process worked - and who wrote the actual description of the book.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920175688407593776noreply@blogger.com