tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post4355842160550950264..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Random QuestionsBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-3123708925088396862011-05-21T12:43:43.502-04:002011-05-21T12:43:43.502-04:00I find the last question really interesting. I kno...I find the last question really interesting. I know a lot of foreign publishers in Europe publish in english, but I imagine most of the big publishers in Asia would focus their attention on Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc. etc. language books. However, Singapore is an English speaking country... I wonder, are there any big foreign publishers in Asia that publish in English?Brit Hvidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16991435290943632525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-53998205033460337422011-05-17T02:03:25.648-04:002011-05-17T02:03:25.648-04:00The last guy can't just move to the US and the...The last guy can't just move to the US and then try to find a job. He needs a job offer to get a work visa. If he comes in on a tourist visa, it's actually illegal for him to then try to find a job.Jen Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-56284314999677922011-05-16T21:21:58.401-04:002011-05-16T21:21:58.401-04:00I put a link to my blog, but then I stopped doing ...I put a link to my blog, but then I stopped doing it. My blog is very irreverent and I am trying to pass my fiction off as whatever the opposite of that would be, ignoring the word reverent, which it is not. Maybe I mean I want to be taken seriously.Virginia Llorcahttp://dittymac.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-131045306856497242011-05-16T20:32:57.565-04:002011-05-16T20:32:57.565-04:00With regard to the last question. There are now a ...With regard to the last question. There are now a few e-pub agents who strictly work with authors who are pubbed by e-publishers...not self-published, e-published...and they sometimes post calls for interns on their web sites or on social networks. Of course you're not going to make any money doing this, but internships are good ways to make contacts in an ever-changing industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-29244824397020897652011-05-16T18:01:43.806-04:002011-05-16T18:01:43.806-04:00I regards to whether you should go to another agen...I regards to whether you should go to another agent after your previous one has already shopped your manuscript, I can only go by my experience.<br /><br />I signed with an agent who took my MS and sent it to a number of publishers. Despite liking it, they all turned it down for various reasons. However, the feed back was good. <br /><br />I became frustrated that my agent wasn't pushing it out more or recommending changes. After a long time (I'm talking a few years) I severed my relationship with my agent and went looking for another with the same manuscript.<br /><br />I got another agent who though interested in the fact I had previously been with someone else, were not fazed. The worked with me on the manuscript and gave some excellent editorial advice - something my previous agent had not done.<br /><br />They sent it back out into the market and once again it was well received but turned down.<br /><br />This new agent then suggested I send it out myself to a small independent publisher, which I did. They jumped at it and my first book should be coming out next spring.<br /><br />Moral of the story? There is no right or wrong. Just keep at it and go with what you think. After all, what have you got to lose?Mick Matthewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-64044080444542329352011-05-16T17:27:10.880-04:002011-05-16T17:27:10.880-04:00Jessica, I like your answer about including a blog...Jessica, I like your answer about including a blog link with a query letter.<br /><br />I've been a bit hesitant in adding my blog link because I didn't want to come off as being tacky. But because I don't have much of a writing bio (one published short story), I don't want to discard the possibility of showing that I can write, even though it's a blog (three years later this month).G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-32401422688052302752011-05-16T15:57:04.461-04:002011-05-16T15:57:04.461-04:00I often wondered how to tackle requerying for a st...I often wondered how to tackle requerying for a story after it's been edited so much that it't no longer the same story. Thanks for clearing that up.Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-2682611425190851982011-05-16T08:21:13.672-04:002011-05-16T08:21:13.672-04:00I think providing more information is mostly alway...I think providing more information is mostly always a good thing to most folks. As long as the blog is appropriate like being family friendly, it should at least do no harm. Richard from Lebanon county's Amish settlement.trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.com