tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2294425270044938330..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: What you don't seeJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70563129048288489882010-08-12T19:27:35.416-04:002010-08-12T19:27:35.416-04:00Sorry, I have to comment again. I know everyone is...Sorry, I have to comment again. I know everyone is on to something else, but this post has me asking... <br />Janet,<br />Are you saying authors need agents because 90% of what agents do is unknowable and could not be fathomed by anyone who hasn't toiled in an agency?<br /><br />If so, without revealing personal details, give me a far-flung example, (just something off the top of your head), of the kind of animal this "unknowable/unfathomable" is... Please?<br /><br />Haste yee back ;-)Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50031564701735488152010-08-09T14:21:40.340-04:002010-08-09T14:21:40.340-04:00I don't know what you do. I don't care wh...I don't know what you do. I don't care what you do. I'm just happy you're doing it.Sabrina E. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192829855024267562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7190284077337677642010-08-08T12:32:21.905-04:002010-08-08T12:32:21.905-04:00I love this post. It reminds me of how naïve I was...I love this post. It reminds me of how naïve I was about teaching when I was a student. No matter how it looks from the outside, no one can appreciate what a profession really entails until they are in the thick of it.<br /><br />xx<br />AMAnne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960236584908811801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20025210665081094082010-08-08T11:49:05.395-04:002010-08-08T11:49:05.395-04:00I can't talk about my clients' business in...<b>I can't talk about my clients' business in public. Not at all.</b><br /><br />And, believe me, we really appreciate that! By the way, thanks again for getting rid of that body for me.<br /><br />Oh, wait! I wasn't supposed to mention that.<br /><br /><i>Never mind . . . .</i>Loretta Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253542701930736398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44682937290375096762010-08-08T11:30:49.580-04:002010-08-08T11:30:49.580-04:00So, I have to know. Is there a special ops kind of...So, I have to know. Is there a special ops kind of outfit you get to wear with a super utility belt? Are there pens strapped to your thighs like a 9MM? <br /><br />Or better yet, do they sail through the air like throwing knifes at all who oppose you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774647553760700746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89925554686997965112010-08-08T09:33:40.444-04:002010-08-08T09:33:40.444-04:00Janet, so you're saying 90% of what you do is ...Janet, so you're saying 90% of what you do is mysterious, clandestine and fraught with dangerous midnight back alley... OMG, are there knife fights? Zipguns? Chains? - and this is just to keep your clients writing, pacified, or for some, in their best interests?<br /><br />Haste yee back ;-)Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25219842592763956492010-08-08T09:11:01.044-04:002010-08-08T09:11:01.044-04:00I did have plans once upon a time to become a secr...I did have plans once upon a time to become a secret agent, but I shelved that idea along with plans to be a doctor. Now that you're a secret agent, Janet, tell me how you did.Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84076934225251215752010-08-08T06:11:09.939-04:002010-08-08T06:11:09.939-04:00That's good to know - I hadn't assumed to ...That's good to know - I hadn't assumed to know everything about an agent's work, but I didn't know how far off I was. Hopefully, this will save me from a misjudgment or humiliating incident someday. :)Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4340905198145675592010-08-08T02:34:11.835-04:002010-08-08T02:34:11.835-04:00I'm only going to become an agent if it means ...I'm only going to become an agent if it means you'll hang out with me. I can pretend to be an agent so we can sit together at conferences and stuff, though. Hmm. That might work... pretending takes less effort than actually learning all that agenty stuff.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027573834319181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76345790276224013192010-08-07T23:30:05.047-04:002010-08-07T23:30:05.047-04:00Even if you have an agent I suspect we don't k...Even if you have an agent I suspect we don't know what you are up to. We can only see the piece that impacts our world. Our submissions, our talks about "where is our career going?", contract questions etc. A good agent is worth their weight in gold.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967828178034612278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40593030177985329082010-08-07T21:55:48.872-04:002010-08-07T21:55:48.872-04:00It's a cool picture, but it's not a single...It's a cool picture, but it's not a single real iceburg (above and below), but a composite. <br /><br />http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/iceberg.asp<br /><br />Just so you know. I don't want to be an agent. Heck, I don't like the marketing side of my writing NOW, but I'm a heck of a fact checker.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30779660801729230192010-08-07T21:45:31.981-04:002010-08-07T21:45:31.981-04:00I've been writing a long time and I've com...I've been writing a long time and I've come to terms with the fact that if I live to be 100, I will still never understand publishing.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6718438050871033572010-08-07T21:28:52.362-04:002010-08-07T21:28:52.362-04:00Transparency is really a myth for a lot of profess...Transparency is really a myth for a lot of professions. The inside scoop is not something really discussed, nor should it be.<br /><br />Until I get representation, I don't <i>want</i> to know what's behind the scenes. Even after I get an agent, I don't <i>need</i> to know it all. I have enough to do and know in trying to be a writer.<br /><br />I'll worry about doing research for my books to make sure I know about witch trials in Germany or find out about a branching off of militant orders known as the Knights of Alcantara, or any of a thousand other things that I as a writer need to know.<br /><br />I will work <i>with</i> my agent knowing that he or she has the relevant knowledge and experience to do the job.A3Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798698147826674020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6750566500379770772010-08-07T21:20:55.482-04:002010-08-07T21:20:55.482-04:00Well, I did hear that agents have sure and ready a...Well, I did hear that agents have sure and ready access to cupcakes...but I figured it would be less stressful to open my own bakery.<br /><br />So when that happens (this year, in fact, hubby's the baker), I'll enjoy a cupcake or two on your behalf. In gratitude for all that you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62920833255103588832010-08-07T20:52:20.952-04:002010-08-07T20:52:20.952-04:00Ah, I see. Being an agent warrants those "I&#...Ah, I see. Being an agent warrants those "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you" moments.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229009550203388722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87040669382035911502010-08-07T20:51:50.991-04:002010-08-07T20:51:50.991-04:00I agree. Some things are better appreciated when ...I agree. Some things are better appreciated when you <i>don't</i> know everything that goes into them. Like the publishing process. And hot dogs.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355168637629625444noreply@blogger.com