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Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Nancy Naigle

Nancy Naigle — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:17:04 +0000

Kisses from Derek Jeter … wooohooo…now THAT’S a feeling
Thanks for the inside information and spending time with us today.

Appreciate ya’!
Nancy

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Jessi Bacon

Jessi Bacon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:37:45 +0000

Kristan,
There is sooo much useful information here! Definitely a keeper (for my “someday”. Thanks so much for all the insight.
I’ll have to try to figure out StumbleUpon, so I can vote or whatever. Am I stumbling, too? Time for another session with my teenage niece…

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by RhondaL

RhondaL — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:32 +0000

What a great post! Thank you, Kristan. I submitted it to StumbleUpon, or as “the (geek) kids” say, I “stumbled it.”

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Mary Anne Landers

Mary Anne Landers — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:22:01 +0000

Thank you for your post, Kristan; and everyone for your comments. Lots of useful info here!

My questions: What are some common mistakes unpublished writers make when submitting to agents? Aside from writing a good query and manuscript, what can an unpublished writer do to make a good impression on an agent?

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Connie Gillam

Connie Gillam — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:02:32 +0000

A very informative blog, Kristin.

I’ve just signed with an agent, and I appreciate your take on the client-agent relationship.

Now, I’m just waiting to find out if I’ll have a great editor like yours.

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by kristan higgins

kristan higgins — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:16:53 +0000

Hi, Lucie! Nice to hear you got something out of this (one never knows, does one?). And hi to you, too, Debbie! I admit that I hadn’t really thought things through when I got my agent, but luck was on my side, and Maria is just fantastic.

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Debbie Kaufman

Debbie Kaufman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:04:27 +0000

Hi Kristan:
Thanks for making me do some thinking with those great thought-provoking questions. My head has been so stuck in the revisions, the contest entries, the queries, that I hadn’t been thinking about these very important answers.
Thanks for the wake-up call!

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Lucie J. Charles

Lucie J. Charles — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:32 +0000

Hi, Kristin.

I’m definitely a fan – love your books.
Your article is full of great information, and I the list of questions are exactly what I needed. I’ll be printing this one out to keep in my “The Call” folder.

Thanks,
Lucie j.

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by kristan higgins

kristan higgins — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:18:18 +0000

Aw, thanks, Paula! You’re so nice!

Kim, you’re right. It’s such a huge decision. The wrong agent can do horrible things for a career. Congratulations on making a great choice!

Some horror stories I’ve heard…an agent completely trashing her client’s second book, saying she hated it (not constructive to a fledgling author!). An agent doing absolutely nothing to sell a manuscript…an agent convincing her client to take a bad offer, saying it was better than nothing (it wasn’t…it hurt her more than nothing would’ve).

I’ve also heard a couple of stories about editors who’ve wanted such radical changes that the author was either really unhappy with the final product or, in one case, just refused to make them (she actually ended up givng back her advance).

But by and large, most of the authors I know have been really happy with the people who work with them, so while it’s wise to be careful, it seems like a field packed with good people.

Comment on Working With Your Agent and Editor by Kim Cresswell

Kim Cresswell — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:55:17 +0000

Hi Kristan. Great article. Thank you for your insight into the world of editors. I’ve learned a lot.

Choosing the right agent is so important. I’ve been blessed with a wonderful agent (a guest on RU this month ) I trust her experience and knowledge of the market completely. In my mind, she is my boss because my writing career is in her hands.