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Why Your Work Never Gets Read as Quickly as You Want it to

Inspired by my status update this morning on Facebook and Twitter, I thought I’d give you another snapshot into the life of agents and editors, this one about why your work is rarely read as quickly as you like it to be.  I’ll start with some specifics from my own personal experience. I represent fortyContinue reading “Why Your Work Never Gets Read as Quickly as You Want it to”

What an agent does – a snapshot

Because I’m always asked what an agent does, I’ve pulled together some quick stats for this week to give you an idea.  Note: this week was a short one; the office was closed Monday and here it is only Thursday afternoon.    -notes sent to 2 clients on their new proposals to spiff them upContinue reading “What an agent does – a snapshot”

What I Love (and Don’t) About my Job

What I love about my job: Wednesdays. Why, you ask? Is it that the week is half over or the glass is half full? No, it’s the evening the New York Times bestseller list comes out. It’s like watching to see if you won the Lotto, but with a much better chance of someone youContinue reading “What I Love (and Don’t) About my Job”

Submission Guidelines

Submission guidelines have been very much on my mind lately, because I’ve had people tell me in the past how mean it is that we have them. There are too many rules and sites to keep track of; they’re friends with agents and editors on Twitter or Facebook so they ought to be able toContinue reading “Submission Guidelines”

Query vs. Critique

I saw a post recently on Facebook (one of those groups I seem to get automatically subscribed to whether I want to be there or not but decided to check out) where a woman said something like, “My daughter received a rejection saying the agent didn’t connect with the plot.  What the heck does thatContinue reading “Query vs. Critique”