tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2436755943741062603..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: More on when I want to hear from you with a cameo by Slithery Barbara PoelleJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44024195187579955072010-03-31T21:48:50.947-04:002010-03-31T21:48:50.947-04:00Interesting post. But now I have a question about ...Interesting post. But now I have a question about this:<br /><br />"Second, I'm not swayed by someone telling me "another agent" likes this unless I know who it is."<br /><br />Are you saying that in the situation of contacting other agents who have your partials or fulls or such, that you should actually tell them the name of who gave you the offer? Should we be dropping names here?<br /><br />-MandyCreative Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960292977608812418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24738164675264048502010-03-21T22:38:28.583-04:002010-03-21T22:38:28.583-04:00Hi there!
So if we're unsure about accepting ...Hi there!<br /><br />So if we're unsure about accepting an offer, but had our heart set on an agent (be it the Shark or any other), is it unprofessional to mention the agency or the name of the agent that has offered representation?<br /><br />You say that unless you know who it is, it's unlikely to make a difference. Is it an acceptable business practice to say "Agent X has offered me representation, but I like you better, so thank you for your time in considering my submission."<br /><br />That would look odd to me!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249835998646108761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53980908868755703172010-03-21T22:38:28.584-04:002010-03-21T22:38:28.584-04:00Hi there!
So if we're unsure about accepting ...Hi there!<br /><br />So if we're unsure about accepting an offer, but had our heart set on an agent (be it the Shark or any other), is it unprofessional to mention the agency or the name of the agent that has offered representation?<br /><br />You say that unless you know who it is, it's unlikely to make a difference. Is it an acceptable business practice to say "Agent X has offered me representation, but I like you better, so thank you for your time in considering my submission."<br /><br />That would look odd to me!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249835998646108761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38893776553964154642010-03-21T21:15:57.112-04:002010-03-21T21:15:57.112-04:00Janet, thanks for your take on this question!Janet, thanks for your take on this question!Lisa Katzenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541571187216239983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24807629062941219022010-03-17T14:19:15.223-04:002010-03-17T14:19:15.223-04:00Breakfast sauuuuuuuuuusage mmmmmmmmBreakfast sauuuuuuuuuusage mmmmmmmmBpoellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107500299612961418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23720220477118980332010-03-17T13:28:27.098-04:002010-03-17T13:28:27.098-04:00How often do you advise keeping in contact with yo...How often do you advise keeping in contact with your agent once you've already been signed and minor edits have begun? I'm guessing each agent is different on this one ...Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131904375949781053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64102278271776253502010-03-17T12:49:13.352-04:002010-03-17T12:49:13.352-04:00Good advice. Thankfully, most writers are too prof...Good advice. Thankfully, most writers are too professional to go down that devious path you outlined, but some desperate folks will do almost anything. That usually comes back to bite said writer in the you-know-what.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76712403530792511792010-03-17T11:45:55.366-04:002010-03-17T11:45:55.366-04:00Ha! That is thankfully one mistake I've never ...Ha! That is thankfully one mistake I've never made. <br /><br />*sings* but I know someone who d-i-id.<br /><br />(all agents have been renamed to protect me from "said author").<br /><br />Said author got a response from an agent who suggested that another agent might be a better fit, so said author took this to mean there was an implied endorsement by Agent #1 to Agent #2. A2 reached for their phone and called A1; A1 didn't even remember said author's name. A2 wrote said author an angry and instant rejection for trading on A1's name.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38687738758805879562010-03-17T10:16:12.360-04:002010-03-17T10:16:12.360-04:00I presumed that to be the reason you specified tha...I presumed that to be the reason you specified that should this occur, you want to know who is considering the project. Because I'm sure no one has ever tried telling you that three other agents are very interested and you should buy now, while supplies last. Ever.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21898807783146577352010-03-17T10:12:01.351-04:002010-03-17T10:12:01.351-04:00Lying to the Shark, or to Snookums, is never a goo...Lying to the Shark, or to Snookums, is never a good idea. I can tell, and I've never met either one of them.<br /><br />Hm. Have they ever been seen together? I wonder. . .Kate Halleronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097028157969058637noreply@blogger.com