tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post116120239837187812..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Giving UpBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163527424641404832006-11-14T13:03:00.000-05:002006-11-14T13:03:00.000-05:00"If you get 5 rejections, all saying the same thin..."If you get 5 rejections, all saying the same thing, then maybe your agent is right to say it needs revisions first."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, if they're all saying the same thing, that's what I would think: revision time. *g*<BR/><BR/>I know this is iffy for authors on their own to do, but I'm curious if it's different for agents. If the work is rejected by several publishers and the author revises based upon their comments, can said work then be resubmitted to those publishers? Or is that a no-no?<BR/><BR/>Just curious. :)Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163523540710514542006-11-14T11:59:00.000-05:002006-11-14T11:59:00.000-05:00I know the expression "dream agent" is a horrible ...I know the expression "dream agent" is a horrible cliche...but...Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163523309503933582006-11-14T11:55:00.000-05:002006-11-14T11:55:00.000-05:00This is a great topic, Jessica. I have a follow-o...This is a great topic, Jessica. I have a follow-on question--when does an agent give up on a client? After being unable to sell one, two, ten books for them? I'm assuming the client is pleasant to work with, willing to take feedback, and keeps producing. I know of one agent who hung with a client through 10 years and 11 unsold manuscripts and then got a deal for over a million on the 12th. But this seems unusual. Is it hard to keep up the enthusiasm for a client whose work, for whatever reason, just isn't selling? Is there anything the client can do to maintain an agent's enthusiasm in this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163520915451699552006-11-14T11:15:00.000-05:002006-11-14T11:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing this...I'm not there yet, but i...Thanks for sharing this...I'm not there yet, but it's always good to know the ins and outs going in :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163518073036081762006-11-14T10:27:00.000-05:002006-11-14T10:27:00.000-05:00I wish I could answer that so easily. There's no s...I wish I could answer that so easily. There's no set number. If there are only five houses seriously doing cozy mysteries than five is all you're going to get. I guess you have to base your decision not on a number, but on the agent's enthusiasm and, more importantly, reasoning. If you get 5 rejections, all saying the same thing, then maybe your agent is right to say it needs revisions first. I think the key is whether or not you and your agent are on the same page and whether or not you feel she's acting in your best interest.<BR/><BR/>--jessicaBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1163516990781588972006-11-14T10:09:00.000-05:002006-11-14T10:09:00.000-05:00Would you say 12 submissions? 20? It's hard to f...Would you say 12 submissions? 20? It's hard to figure what's tenacious, and what's beating a dead horse, when you hear that if an agent doesn't go on forever trying to sell a project they're not acting in the best interests of a client.<BR/>I'd love to know what's an unrealistic expectation on the part of an author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com