Thanks, Alexa! A very thorough primer on this oh-so-important and timely topic.
julieannablock
1 year ago
Thank you so much, this was really informative and helpful. Two questions: How do you know if an agency is “well-respected” and established? And how do you know if a writer has left an agent/agency if the agency still has them up on their website?
Well-respected is, of course, a relative term, so you should be joining the writing community, doing research, etc. You’ll hear names come up over and over again, particularly in relation to major authors/great sales. Some examples of agencies that are very well respected in the industry include Writer’s House, Donald Maass, Janklow & Nesbit, New Leaf Literary, Laura Dail (gotta throw my own agency in there!), etc. There are many many more that are well-respected! What you need to compare that to is agencies that, on the other hand, are just ok. There’s nothing outstanding that you hear, or you hear mixed reports.
You know an agent has moved by following their social media, checking on Query Tracker, or reading about it elsewhere. No good agency would leave an agent on their website who no longer worked there.
Chrissy
1 year ago
These tips are great. Thanks for this!
heatherellis2
1 year ago
Hi Alexa:)
Thank you so much for your contribution here at this conference. I learned a lot from listening to you. I love your enthusiasm too!
I don’t have an agent yet but would like one. I will keep my discerning intuition sharp, thanks to you.
Have a wonderful conference!
Heather
wendra
1 year ago
What a great podcast and such an eloquent, polished speaker!
Thanks, Alexa! A very thorough primer on this oh-so-important and timely topic.
Thank you so much, this was really informative and helpful. Two questions: How do you know if an agency is “well-respected” and established? And how do you know if a writer has left an agent/agency if the agency still has them up on their website?
Well-respected is, of course, a relative term, so you should be joining the writing community, doing research, etc. You’ll hear names come up over and over again, particularly in relation to major authors/great sales. Some examples of agencies that are very well respected in the industry include Writer’s House, Donald Maass, Janklow & Nesbit, New Leaf Literary, Laura Dail (gotta throw my own agency in there!), etc. There are many many more that are well-respected! What you need to compare that to is agencies that, on the other hand, are just ok. There’s nothing outstanding that you hear, or you hear mixed reports.
You know an agent has moved by following their social media, checking on Query Tracker, or reading about it elsewhere. No good agency would leave an agent on their website who no longer worked there.
These tips are great. Thanks for this!
Hi Alexa:)
Thank you so much for your contribution here at this conference. I learned a lot from listening to you. I love your enthusiasm too!
I don’t have an agent yet but would like one. I will keep my discerning intuition sharp, thanks to you.
Have a wonderful conference!
Heather
What a great podcast and such an eloquent, polished speaker!
Good advice. Thanks!
Thanks Alexa for the terrific advice!
Thanks, Alexa, for the wise advice and warning!