We’ve all been in writing classes or conferences where some brash, garrulous novice insists on putting the cart before the horse. Let’s call him Bob. Bob has spit out one or several or a dozen unrevised manuscripts, and may be talking about a series, and maybe even a movie spin-off, before he has learned how […]
Andromeda: The Agent Game Read More »
Eowyn’s Ivey The Snow Child and Andromeda Romano-Lax’s The Spanish Bow: Alaska books that have found their way into foreign markets. Why might I need an agent? Because the book market becomes more complicated every day, and various rights—from electronic to foreign—need to be handled with care. I’ll be teaching a three-hour clinic, called “Agents:
Andromeda: Foreign Rights-One Part of the Changing Book Market Read More »
I’ve been thinking a lot about agents lately. After nine published books, I’ve decided I need one. Backstory: I’ve had two agents before, but neither placed any of my work. Like much I’ve done with my writing (caution: don’t try this at home), I acquired my first agent without putting much thought into it. My
And now, we need to talk about … when agents are wrong. It happens. And we all love those stories about the novel that almost went into the Dumpster, only to be retrieved at the last minute by some prescient spouse (like Stephen King’s wife, who supposedly saved CARRIE) or editor (like the one who
Agent Advice: The Epilogue Read More »
Not so long ago, your best bet for researching an agent was to buy one of the thick annually updated marketplace guides (see your bookstore for several popular choices). But today I’m going to focus on online info sources, because as one agent from BookEnds LLC says at her blog, “The Internet is the best
Agent Advice Part 3: Online Sources for Finding and Evaluating Read More »
There’s another Cinderella-in-Alaska story to tell this week, and it doesn’t involve a certain past mayor of Wasilla. Just this weekend, while doing a book-signing in Mat-Su, I met a local aspiring novelist who recently snagged a big agent. I’ve been meaning to write a post about agents but I wanted to share more than
Agent Advice Part 2: Stars sometimes align at conferences Read More »
I was writing my own how-to-get-an-agent post when fellow blogger “Moonrat” of Editorial Ass beat me to the punch with a great post called “Why you should never submit unagented to publishing companies.” Counting on the fact that she will convince you that you do need an agent, I’ll follow with my own advice later
Why Agents and How To Get One, Part 1 Read More »
