tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5158526296096827653..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: How long does my previous agent have her claws into me?Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64762677388316615402018-01-06T16:41:25.824-05:002018-01-06T16:41:25.824-05:00Ann Bennett, Reiders are those of us who are on th...<b>Ann Bennett</b>, Reiders are those of us who are on this blog (Janet Reid/Reider). The Treasure Chest is a resource centre maintained by Reider Colin Smith. It has the list of flash fiction winners, important words of wisdom from this blog etc<br /><br />There is a link to the blog glossary towards the top of the right-hand column on the blog - it will help with any other acronyms/pet terms we've come up with.<br /><br />Hope this helps =)AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76581239434229390852018-01-05T19:47:25.508-05:002018-01-05T19:47:25.508-05:00Steve Stubbs
Authors do not pay agents for their t...<b>Steve Stubbs</b><br />Authors do not pay agents for their time.<br />Authors may pay lawyers by the hour, but that's not how it works with agents.<br /><br />Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50280788792082035262018-01-05T09:01:26.126-05:002018-01-05T09:01:26.126-05:00Who is Reider or Treasure Chest?Who is Reider or Treasure Chest?Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72194982731949617022018-01-04T19:51:00.421-05:002018-01-04T19:51:00.421-05:00I'm with E.M. Goldsmith (Elise?). Find the per...I'm with E.M. Goldsmith (Elise?). Find the perfect agent, and tie them up, only freeing them when the manuscript is perfected and a seven-figure contract signed. "Bind" till the end of time . . . or at least until I make a few mil.Gingermollymarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684318210445109786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31006055219621591832018-01-04T15:50:34.399-05:002018-01-04T15:50:34.399-05:00How about this advice: If you agree to pay people ...How about this advice: If you agree to pay people for their time, pay them for their time as per agreement.<br /><br />Not everybody agrees with that. If you want some hilarious stories about that, read Robert Ringer's business book on how to win in business by intimidating everybody. Be careful about applying what the title's implying. A fellow in a company I worked for rang my office telephone at a moment in which I was away from my desk. He is too important to talk to voice mail. So he stopped by my office to win by intimidating me. He said he was going to bitch to the company president. (I have to answer on the first ring.) But the president was not there, so when my boss walked in, he decided to win by intimidating my boss.<br /><br />He was intimidating people on the unemployment line after that.<br /><br />I have heard all kinds of stories about business people trying to stiff employees, creditors, vendors, the tax man, and even the Mafia.<br /><br />Chiseling the Mafia is not a great way to grow a busiess.<br /><br />Just cut the crap and pay people what you agreed to pay.<br />Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64428057159523427352018-01-04T15:47:24.050-05:002018-01-04T15:47:24.050-05:00Kathy Joyce:
Create a Goodreads shelf for Janet R...Kathy Joyce:<br /><br />Create a Goodreads shelf for Janet Reid clients.<br />Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22403748671498563782018-01-04T15:45:26.451-05:002018-01-04T15:45:26.451-05:00Thx Colin, that's my plan. It's a good lis...Thx Colin, that's my plan. It's a good list. I appreciate you keeping it up for us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999175415765818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91486870538054913122018-01-04T15:44:15.386-05:002018-01-04T15:44:15.386-05:00Has there been an upsurge of such quandaries latel...Has there been an upsurge of such quandaries lately? I remember a very similar post here from not too long ago. I don't remember any others like it from further back in time.<br /><br />I know that there have always been unsalable books out there. It has to be the same for an agent looking for an editor as it is for a writer looking for an agent. Some folks don't fall in love with the same crap as others, but has the percentage of such gone up?<br /><br />I kind of in 2nns boat, let me get to know an agent first, we can work on the nuptials later.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21622447916345853452018-01-04T15:25:50.607-05:002018-01-04T15:25:50.607-05:00JOSEPH, I'll take a tricky situation. At this ...JOSEPH, I'll take a tricky situation. At this point I'll take any situation. I know...I'm bad. Not desperate yet, just bad.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72264128909467834122018-01-04T14:15:29.608-05:002018-01-04T14:15:29.608-05:00Very good advice today.
It's best to agree ho...Very good advice today.<br /><br />It's best to agree how to resolve tricky situations before they arise.Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51443343131188236972018-01-04T13:50:29.406-05:002018-01-04T13:50:29.406-05:00Kathy/Janet: Don't forget, there's the Lis...<b>Kathy/Janet</b>: Don't forget, there's the List of Reiders' Published Works in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>. That list includes books, short stories, and flash fiction. You can use that list to help build your Goodreads shelf. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51585410761365423192018-01-04T13:21:37.427-05:002018-01-04T13:21:37.427-05:00I love the idea of a GoodReads shelf for blog read...I love the idea of a GoodReads shelf for blog readers! Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13372595333095421012018-01-04T11:11:53.950-05:002018-01-04T11:11:53.950-05:00Good luck OP. Let us know when the book comes out....Good luck OP. Let us know when the book comes out. I'm making myself a new Goodreads shelf for Reiders Books. Gonna buy and read them all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999175415765818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77574372811475575632018-01-04T11:09:48.812-05:002018-01-04T11:09:48.812-05:00I do not like this business of having to change ag...I do not like this business of having to change agents or agents leaving me. This seems complicated. I hope I land the exact perfect agent that I can bind until the end of time...<br /><br />That does not result in either of us praying for the end of time. <br /><br />Good luck, OP. I hope your deal goes forward unfettered by past relations. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56767012080670546702018-01-04T09:59:11.256-05:002018-01-04T09:59:11.256-05:00Colin, I was just about to suggest the Treasure Ch...<b>Colin</b>, I was just about to suggest the Treasure Chest :) <br /><br />Thanks for the post, Janet. ...Although I hope I and others here (besides poor OP) never need to use most of this advice!Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53728834590958675292018-01-04T09:49:05.776-05:002018-01-04T09:49:05.776-05:00Just further proof that the struggle doesn't e...Just further proof that the struggle doesn't end! Finished a book? Great! It gets more complicated from here. Got an agent? Great! It gets more complicated from here. Got an editor, an offer, an advance, a deal? All together now... <br /><br />Still, I would guess that if the editors reached out to the author, they must have been pretty interested in the book. That's awesome! Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34408838438163539712018-01-04T09:33:56.394-05:002018-01-04T09:33:56.394-05:00Of course I meant to say, "...you should ask ...Of course I meant to say, "...you should <b>ask</b> agents..." Tense confusion--the consequence of being a Whovian... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59113994330612880712018-01-04T09:28:06.003-05:002018-01-04T09:28:06.003-05:00Don't forget, Reiders, there are lots of tips ...Don't forget, Reiders, there are lots of tips on things you should think about and questions you should ask when considering prospective agents in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>. I'm sure Janet doesn't mind answering these questions, but you might want to check there first to make sure your question hasn't already been addressed. I'm pretty sure there's something there about contracts. Particularly when it comes to things you should asked agents before signing up.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8076955751560334482018-01-04T08:50:14.189-05:002018-01-04T08:50:14.189-05:00Um . . . yikes.Um . . . yikes.Ardenwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053900506482830292noreply@blogger.com