tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post4650845566558296112..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: What a Literary Agent Should Do For YouMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-43546108477502547652011-10-24T19:10:29.428-04:002011-10-24T19:10:29.428-04:00Molly, I'm so pleased to hear you're strik...Molly, I'm so pleased to hear you're striking out into single title territory. I've tried and tried, but somehow I'm just not a category girl (sorry!). I'm very curious to see how your stories would branch out with more wordcount to play in.<br /><br />MayaM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-54182984184784700192011-10-24T15:43:41.041-04:002011-10-24T15:43:41.041-04:00subject verb not subject very
Me want nap now, k?...subject verb not subject very<br /><br />Me want nap now, k?Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-56320718294514371262011-10-24T15:36:07.963-04:002011-10-24T15:36:07.963-04:00So true, Sinead!So true, Sinead!Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-34831197764802927002011-10-24T15:32:23.056-04:002011-10-24T15:32:23.056-04:00And the agent that's terrific for you at one p...And the agent that's terrific for you at one point in your career, may not be what you need at another point. We all have our skill sets and different times in an author's career have different demands.<br /><br />I am very unsure about the subject very agreement in that last sentence and hope you all understand. Apparently at this point in my career I need someone to teach me grammar.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-85140988288858722432011-10-24T15:19:41.152-04:002011-10-24T15:19:41.152-04:00Molly, great post. The agent thing is also subject...Molly, great post. The agent thing is also subjective. A great agent for one author is terrible for another. <br />New authors forget that sometimes in their desire to get an agent. A bad agent truly is worse than no agent at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-80014028682600618772011-10-24T15:04:43.796-04:002011-10-24T15:04:43.796-04:00Molly,
What a great post. I've read many of yo...Molly,<br />What a great post. I've read many of your Super Romances and would totally be interested in single title from you.<br /><br />I am just looking into finding an agent, and boy is it scary. It seems like there aren't many who are looking for contemporary romance, and even less who represent category. Thanks for the tips on what to look for.Kristina Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804213867765158362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-20981942956501599592011-10-24T14:11:20.892-04:002011-10-24T14:11:20.892-04:00I think I said this before... but I'm okay wit...I think I said this before... but I'm okay with Agents losing interest.<br /><br />They like your work, think they can sell it... but nope. Now maybe that's on them, maybe it's the work, whatever.<br /><br />My problem is - the passive way they fire you. Or get you to quit.<br /><br />Calls don't get returned, emails don't get answered. You get upset - they're looking for ways to avoid you... That's what I can't stand.<br /><br />Just be upfront. I can't sell your work. You don't make me $$ - so I have to let you go. Again it's a business!<br /><br />And when you lose time because of crap like that - it costs. Time you could spend getting another agent who might have different editor contacts.Stephanie Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448686465587131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-79994427725384703642011-10-24T13:26:33.396-04:002011-10-24T13:26:33.396-04:00I know I want/need my agent to think I can be a st...I know I want/need my agent to think I can be a star. And still believe in that star potential even if a few editors don't agree. <br /><br />When they first offer to sign you, most agents will be seeing stars in their eyes and in you... But the test is whether that holds through some disappointments. <br /><br />I need an agent who feeds my dreams, not my insecurities, because I am a master at feeding the latter all on my own. :)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-37852512473674798642011-10-24T13:17:43.209-04:002011-10-24T13:17:43.209-04:00Oh Simone that reminds me of another thing I was t...Oh Simone that reminds me of another thing I was thinking about - having talked to another debut author whose agent is not helping her answer those questions - this woman is lost and now, because so much time has passed she feels silly asking basic questions - like she should know the answer. terrible way to feel...Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-72334825624122606342011-10-24T13:16:04.080-04:002011-10-24T13:16:04.080-04:00Thanks Eileen - I am really happy with Pam and I&#...Thanks Eileen - I am really happy with Pam and I'm grateful because the kind of drama that authors can get involved in with a BAD agent would just destroy me. I have no stomach for dramaMolly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-59395919388635690072011-10-24T13:10:49.978-04:002011-10-24T13:10:49.978-04:00As a fellow client of Pam's - yes to all those...As a fellow client of Pam's - yes to all those things.<br /><br />I would add, that as a debut author, she's aware of how overwhelmed and outright lost I usually am, and she takes the time to explain things and coach me a bit. There are no stupid questions, in other words.<br /><br />Maybe it's just my personality, but I would be lost without a good agent.Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-81053419274337102762011-10-24T13:01:00.398-04:002011-10-24T13:01:00.398-04:00What a great post, Molly. You really lay it out th...What a great post, Molly. You really lay it out there and how nice it is hear about someone being happy with their agent!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com