tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post113243811147991571..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: About Finding That Perfect Match, aka Agent HuntsSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132712836169688192005-11-22T21:27:00.000-05:002005-11-22T21:27:00.000-05:00Joann, Thank you for your suggestions! No, current...Joann, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your suggestions! No, currently I'm not a member of RWA, but I'm saving up my pennies so I can join at the first of the year. I've been wanting to join for a while, but I haven't been able to afford it.<BR/><BR/>I've heard of Spectrum, and I thought I sent them a query, but evidentally not, so I'll get my query ready and mail it off tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>Ms Diver Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274178330113713370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132687273823971722005-11-22T14:21:00.000-05:002005-11-22T14:21:00.000-05:00Faye -- First of all, I apolgize for calling you F...Faye -- First of all, I apolgize for calling you Faith. My mind knows who you are, apparently my typing fingers don't. LOL The book is coming along. It would admittedly be easier if I wouldn't keep changing the character's backstories, but that's what happens when a book doesn't have a lot of time to perk.<BR/><BR/>Candice -- the agent I was thinking of is Lucienne Diver, of Spectrum JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132678759484528832005-11-22T11:59:00.000-05:002005-11-22T11:59:00.000-05:00Thanks, JoAnn!I'm having a lot of fun with this bo...Thanks, JoAnn!<BR/><BR/>I'm having a lot of fun with this book.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of books, how goes your latest? I get headaches when I think of your deadline. lol.<BR/><BR/>FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132673248886446612005-11-22T10:27:00.000-05:002005-11-22T10:27:00.000-05:00Faith -- That's very exciting! Good luck in the s...Faith -- That's very exciting! Good luck in the search, and especially in this new direction!! I know the argument about writers sticking to one thing so readers will know what to expect, but I believe there's also another argument to be made about the enthusiasm that shows through in our story when we accept a new challenge and write something that excites us.JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132658687606351182005-11-22T06:24:00.000-05:002005-11-22T06:24:00.000-05:00Candice,Good luck! I'm looking for an agent right...Candice,<BR/><BR/>Good luck! I'm looking for an agent right now, too. I did some research - JoAnn's suggestions are excellent, as always - and I made a list of likely suspects. Um, I mean, agents. *g* In the end, I sent out one query letter. (I wanted to have the book nearly completed since it's different from what I've published in the past.) She is reading the first 200 pages now. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132639238112301252005-11-22T01:00:00.000-05:002005-11-22T01:00:00.000-05:00Candice -- Do you belong to RWA? Because, althoug...Candice -- Do you belong to RWA? Because, although this is my last month doing it, for the past couple years I've had an agent interview column in the RWR and featured an agent a couple months ago who came from fantasy SciFi to romance and had lots of authors who were blending both. I'm drawing a blank right now,but if you want, I can look back on my notes for her name.<BR/><BR/>JoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132627165059424482005-11-21T21:39:00.000-05:002005-11-21T21:39:00.000-05:00Myself, I'm still looking, so I'm interested to se...Myself, I'm still looking, so I'm interested to see how things play out.. <BR/><BR/>I keep hoping I'll have a "wham" connection with the agent, that I'll just "know" they're the right one for me.<BR/><BR/>Course, one thing that'll help is if they represent romance and scifi (a tough mix in itself)... <BR/><BR/>But at this point, I'm doing the "usual," Writer's Market, Preditors and Editors, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274178330113713370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132608241664487692005-11-21T16:24:00.000-05:002005-11-21T16:24:00.000-05:00Thanks, JoAnn!I totally agree with your take on ag...Thanks, JoAnn!<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your take on agents and an author's career goals. What I'm hoping will happen is I'll tell my agent "This is what I want" and she (or he) will tell me "And this is how we can get you there."<BR/><BR/>Now...about Eudora, I had the pleasure of meeting her many (many) years ago. I had won an essay contest when I was in high school, and she was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1132585822386912052005-11-21T10:10:00.000-05:002005-11-21T10:10:00.000-05:00With rare exceptions, I agree that we often need d...With rare exceptions, I agree that we often need different agents at different points in our career. The last agent safari I went on was like looking for a second husband in a small town. I knew too much about too many people, which really diminished the the pool of prospects. :D<BR/><BR/>I dearly hope my current agent is my final one. Partly because I believe he's not only the best for rightJoAnn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077noreply@blogger.com