tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post8350455495771651168..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Shoot for the StarsBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-52174064310274204522009-10-06T22:44:01.704-04:002009-10-06T22:44:01.704-04:00Both your post, Jessica, and the comments here are...Both your post, Jessica, and the comments here are really interesting. I didn't know about some of this stuff.<br /><br />Thanks!Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-45559307868930971952009-10-05T15:30:36.365-04:002009-10-05T15:30:36.365-04:00Sorry for the double post...not sure how that happ...Sorry for the double post...not sure how that happened four hours apart!Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-17745135527466977452009-10-05T15:29:37.500-04:002009-10-05T15:29:37.500-04:00Regarding Jessica's post and small press/epubs...Regarding Jessica's post and small press/epubs--they're a great training ground and an excellent way for an author to explore different writing and find her voice. I started out with epublishing in 1998 when I couldn't find a home for my early romances, discovered I enjoyed writing erotic romance and moved on in that genre. However, it wasn't until Jessica took my erotic romances to NY that my career took off. I would not be doing what I'm doing now w/o an agent. There's no doubt in my mind.Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-44271939684581210282009-10-05T14:44:30.291-04:002009-10-05T14:44:30.291-04:00Thanks for the advice and encouragement. Makes me ...Thanks for the advice and encouragement. Makes me feel like maybe I'm not going about it entirely the wrong way.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-64306676554141327952009-10-05T14:39:24.784-04:002009-10-05T14:39:24.784-04:00Anon 9:34 here ...
Thanks, all! I especially appr...Anon 9:34 here ...<br /><br />Thanks, all! I especially appreciate the encouragement that Jessica gave me. I'm glad to know that my category past isn't a dirty little secret! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-54892900595645188342009-10-05T12:29:03.767-04:002009-10-05T12:29:03.767-04:00"Category" refers specifically to catego..."Category" refers specifically to category romance which, in turn, really refers specifically to specific lines, but not imprints, of Harlequin/Silhouette<br /><br />--jhfBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-14184559142180932592009-10-05T11:46:47.237-04:002009-10-05T11:46:47.237-04:00Regarding Jessica's post and small press/epubs...Regarding Jessica's post and small press/epubs--they're a great training ground and an excellent way for an author to explore different writing and find her voice. I started out with epublishing in 1998 when I couldn't find a home for my early romances, discovered I enjoyed writing erotic romance and moved on in that genre. However, it wasn't until Jessica took my erotic romances to NY that my career took off. I would not be doing what I'm doing now w/o an agent. There's no doubt in my mind.Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-7984105778831461552009-10-05T11:37:11.135-04:002009-10-05T11:37:11.135-04:00I'm showing my ignorance here, but aren't ...I'm showing my ignorance here, but aren't cozy mysteries a "category"? Do agents, Bookends included, accept authors who are writing cozies and want to continue doing so, or do we need to express a desire and intention to write something else in the future? If I've totally misunderstood this post and the related discussion, I apologize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-47539438635553107012009-10-05T11:12:23.554-04:002009-10-05T11:12:23.554-04:00Anon 9:34:
That would be crazy. A category past i...Anon 9:34:<br /><br />That would be crazy. A category past is a huge plus to anyone writing anything. It means you've been published and presumably published well. The reason many agents say no to category authors is because of the limitations we have. For example, my policy is to say no to unpublished authors pursuing category only. I think you can do better on your own. That being said, I represent a number of category authors who came on board later looking to broaden their careers and that's what we're working on.<br /><br />--jhfBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-18852613189823939152009-10-05T10:58:58.364-04:002009-10-05T10:58:58.364-04:00Anon 1
If you want to go single title I'd tot...Anon 1<br /><br />If you want to go single title I'd totally start looking for an agent.<br /><br />One of my close friends is a category writer, with 6 books under her belt, and she just recently signed with an agent with her single title book.<br /><br />As Anon Too said, query them with your women's fiction book, but certainly let them know that you are multi-published with your category books.<br /><br />Good luck!Vivi Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719628875229186070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-39022192047117888242009-10-05T09:45:54.888-04:002009-10-05T09:45:54.888-04:00Anon:
My partially-informed answer is: no. As lon...Anon:<br /><br />My partially-informed answer is: no. As long as you're pitching them your women's fiction, they'll love to see that you wrote X number of category romances. That means you're serious, you're a career writer, you know how to finish books.<br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is, they don't say no to 'category <i>authors</i>.' They say no to 'category <i>manuscripts</i>.' <br /><br />Anon TooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-3804929586264461842009-10-05T09:34:15.015-04:002009-10-05T09:34:15.015-04:00A somewhat related question: as an unagented write...A somewhat related question: as an unagented writer, I sold a category romance, then sold a few more. While I'm happy with the writing and the house, and I'm likely to continue writing category, my career goals include writing women's fiction -- think books which might draw the audience of Picoult, Shreve, etc.<br /><br />I don't need an agent for category, but I do for my women's fiction projects. I see so many agents who say "no" to category authors, but they say they're looking for my kind of women's fiction.<br /><br />Will they take one look at my category past and curl their noses? Should I strike off my list any agent who says no thanks to category authors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com