tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post338936310571601942..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Co-Agenting and What It MeansBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-4970817065696146872008-06-19T21:43:00.000-04:002008-06-19T21:43:00.000-04:00That's interesting, Mandy. Thanks. I seldom buy an...That's interesting, Mandy. Thanks. <BR/>I seldom buy anthologies. I love to sink my teeth into a big book. Plus, I'm a fast reader so the shorter books just leave me wanting. I've always wondered what the author got out of it, though.Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-37490436647264846392008-06-19T20:19:00.000-04:002008-06-19T20:19:00.000-04:00Supposing two writers decide they are a team and d...Supposing two writers decide they are a team and do want to find an agent together: is that conventional? Are there many agents who will pick up a writer team? If they wanted to write separately (or already did so) and wanted to work on a big project as a team, but also keep their own projects going individually, would it be possible to have an agent for each and then an agent for both (three agents: one for each, and one for the two together)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-71327366037361742542008-06-19T17:55:00.000-04:002008-06-19T17:55:00.000-04:00Robena, anthologies don't have to be the same voic...Robena, anthologies don't have to be the same voice AT ALL. Typically they just share a theme (magic high heels, vampires, whatever) and each author writers their own novella. <BR/><BR/>Many writers have ideas for stories that simply aren't full length, and an anthology is perfect. It can also increase name recognition if a bigger name is headlininng the anthology. <BR/><BR/><BR/>FYI, on collaborating, it gets complicated becuase BOTH writer's agents have to be into it, and sometimes they feel differenlty or one wants revisions or what not. I cowrote a project with my critique partner, and we're both published through major NYC houses, and it been languishing for almost a year while we work on our own projects and try to find time to revise it to meet each agent's vision...and on top of that, we'll probably have to use pen names in order to avoid the option clauses in our contracts!<BR/><BR/>~Mandy<BR/>www.mandyhubbard.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-38981142917499763202008-06-19T11:43:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:43:00.000-04:00I am light years away from collaborating with anyo...I am light years away from collaborating with anyone so am a bit niave about all of this. Why do authors do it, and why do they write novella anthologies? Is it to keep the name out there while they're writing another bigger book on their own? It seems to me it would be a lot more work trying to blend the two voices, work through the kinks, etc. or fit into the theme of an anthology if that wasn't where your heart was. Plus the money side of it would be a lot less, right? Is it just for fun? Whew! So many questions. Any writers out there with answers?Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-57377339978514449302008-06-19T08:45:00.000-04:002008-06-19T08:45:00.000-04:00ty! But, I'm curious what happens when an author i...ty! But, I'm curious what happens when an author is already agented, but wants to collaborate on a project with an author who isn't? Would your agent rep you both in that case? Like a one-off thing for the other writer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com