tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post6009733411009148575..comments2023-10-31T11:01:21.161-05:00Comments on *Lynnette Labelle* @Chatterbox Chitchat: Common Complaints About AgentsLynnette Labellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-56462821342673398412009-04-07T17:25:00.000-05:002009-04-07T17:25:00.000-05:00This is really interesting stuff - stuff with whic...This is really interesting stuff - stuff with which I have never had to deal. It makes me wonder if I have the right stuff. This is no business for sensitive souls, is it?mommakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138745092234541349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-84416843733087848212009-04-07T13:31:00.000-05:002009-04-07T13:31:00.000-05:00This is really interesting. I'm not a professional...This is really interesting. I'm not a professional writer (just a pretend one on my blog) so I know nothing about agents. <BR/><BR/>But you know - it really sounds like any other industry. People doing the selling (and in some cases selling themselves) are at the mercy of the buyers. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting me today. I can't imagine that I'll get many comments on that beast of a post. Bloggers tend to like short and sweet. Don't think I'll ever master that...Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-41751186160961652202009-04-06T14:26:00.000-05:002009-04-06T14:26:00.000-05:00Hopefully, we'll all get better agents than the on...Hopefully, we'll all get better agents than the ones mentioned in Jessica Faust's blog. We deserve it!<BR/><BR/>Lynnette LabelleLynnette Labellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-57502118770935211522009-04-06T08:21:00.000-05:002009-04-06T08:21:00.000-05:00Like Helen Ginger, I also had an agent that quit a...Like Helen Ginger, I also had an agent that quit answering emails, calls, etc. Only difference is that I never learned why. Very unprofessional in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Jane Kennedy Sutton<BR/>http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-89737681178085347682009-04-05T08:52:00.000-05:002009-04-05T08:52:00.000-05:00There are times I'm thankful I write short stories...There are times I'm thankful I write short stories, but someday I'll run the agent gauntlet, I suppose. It's nice to be armed with some great info--thanks.Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-35522817160376711062009-04-04T07:10:00.000-05:002009-04-04T07:10:00.000-05:00So far I've only met kind ones *crossing fingers*A...So far I've only met kind ones *crossing fingers*<BR/><BR/>Also, I know a lot of people were peeved, but I've heard that the queries cited had details changed and were generalized. Query fail didn't bother me so much. I do think they should probably have gotten consent first though.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-25895774325301742302009-04-03T18:28:00.000-05:002009-04-03T18:28:00.000-05:00Gosh my experiences have been mixed. They're peopl...Gosh my experiences have been mixed. They're people and we're people and sometimes that's all you need to develop a volatile situation. This is a frustrating business and you do need to have a sticktoitiveness (fancy word I know ;). Truthfully I believe only the strong survive.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-52600311311914317922009-04-03T16:25:00.000-05:002009-04-03T16:25:00.000-05:00Very little experience, but those complaints did m...Very little experience, but those complaints did make me chuckle because they are spot-on.<BR/><BR/>Ever visited the site Read 'Em And Weep? Rejection letters posted by authors - and they are so bad, they are funny!<BR/><BR/>L. Diane Wolfe<BR/>www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com<BR/>www.spunkonastick.net <BR/>www.thecircleoffriends.netL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-52765109836082698522009-04-03T16:00:00.000-05:002009-04-03T16:00:00.000-05:00I've had plenty of experience with agents and most...I've had plenty of experience with agents and most of it has been positive. There have only been one or two I took exception with but by and large they have been professional.<BR/><BR/>It's a really tough business and when you start querying, you can be doing it for a very long time. I think I queried 50 agents with one book. I got lots of requests for partials and full and didn't get signed. With my last book, I queried 5 agents, got a couple of partial requests and a couple of full requests. I ended up signing with one of those agents.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-562706669303079582009-04-03T15:50:00.000-05:002009-04-03T15:50:00.000-05:00I didn't agree with that comment either. (about bl...I didn't agree with that comment either. (about blogs and twitter) I love that agents do that. It helps me remember that they too are humans, just like me. It's good to remember that sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-62157290295326920062009-04-03T15:36:00.000-05:002009-04-03T15:36:00.000-05:00I don't begrudge agents time to tweet and blog. Th...I don't begrudge agents time to tweet and blog. That's part of their work time, IMO. Agents do so much more than talk to writers. They promote themselves, their agency, and their authors. They talk to other agents and to editors. They read publications. They attend conferences and workshops. They're in business just like other professionals. <BR/><BR/>I did have a bad experience with my first agent. He quit emailing me. He quit answering my emails. It wasn't until I went on his site that I learned he'd decided fiction didn't sell and he was going to rep only nonfiction. It would have been professional and polite, I thought, to tell those of us in his stable who were fiction writers.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-66628674598563951402009-04-03T15:04:00.000-05:002009-04-03T15:04:00.000-05:00Marybeth,I agree with you. Some of the writers we...Marybeth,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. Some of the writers were very bitter and downright nasty. They asked others to name names, but Jessica deleted those posts.<BR/><BR/>While I believe some agents do give us something to complain about, I hope that's not the norm. Another writer said if your query is a knock out, agents will jump at the chance to request more. So, I guess if it takes them a while to reply, you may not have anything that stands out more than the rest (not to say it's bad though, maybe just not a star query).<BR/><BR/>The other thing I got out of this experience is that I know how harsh thing can get out there in the publishing world and I won't take it personally if some of those things happen to me. Kind of thickens the skin some more.<BR/><BR/>Lynnette LabelleLynnette Labellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716443587185617804.post-29636958948013106812009-04-03T14:54:00.000-05:002009-04-03T14:54:00.000-05:00I have yet to have any experience with agents as w...I have yet to have any experience with agents as well, but after reading this blog it sure does sound intimidating. I sorta feel like some people took advantage of the opportunity and went a bit overboard. But on the same note I also feel a bit more informed and now know what the worst I can expect is. How did you feel about the entire process in general. Do you think all the tongue lashings (comment lashings for better words) were actually necessary?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.com