Comments on: What do literary agents want you to know? A conversation with Amy Collins

By: ≫ ¿Qué quieren los agentes literarios que sepas? Una conversación con Amy Collins

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:32:28 +0000

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By: Amy Collins

Amy Collins — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:03:20 +0000

That is true. An agent IS supposed to fill in some of those gaps. That is why I strive to educate and share my industry insights with my clients and all authors so that they don’t have to dig so hard for the information in their own.

By: Dan Jack

Dan Jack — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:38:16 +0000

On your advice to know the current writing scene if one wishes to succeed in today’s market of the moment: what if one is writing for the ages? Your experience says this is most unlikely, but such writings do, in fact, appear from time to time.

Without taking issue with you on understanding how publishing works, I do have a question. What is the point of an agent but to give space for the writer to do his work? The writer writes, and the agent finds ways to fill the collosal gaps that a word-driven writer doesn’t have time or talent for.

I would think it equally rewarding, historically, to be discovered as a writer after death, as being noted for one while alive. Time will be the agent that matters, in this case.

By: Amy Collins

Amy Collins — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:02 +0000

Market viability is tough. I feel your pain. If you are reading traditionally published books that came out in the last year then you are on the right track! Those books are what the market wants. Keep an eye on the B&N bestseller lists and subscribe to Publishers Lunch. Publishers Lunch is a free newsletter that will share what publishers are buying FROM agent.

By: Amy Collins

Amy Collins — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:57:01 +0000

In reply to CLEVELAND W. GIBSON. I completely agree with you! That is why I use Query Me query manager. The submission is logged, sent to me and the author can see the status at any time. It saves so much worry. And authors can see an agents average response time!

By: Amy Collins

Amy Collins — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:54:05 +0000

In reply to Sonia Frontera. Hello Sonia! Nice to see you!

By: Patricia Berwick

Patricia Berwick — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:09:47 +0000

Dear Amy
My query is how does an 80-year-old know what the market wants today? I read a lot in my genre – thriller, mystery, adventure – but I am not sure that helps. My books are reasonable well received when read – over 4 on Goodreads – and yet finding an agent is difficult.
When you said I should to know what readers are reading, it struck a note, but I am not sure what to do with it.

By: CLEVELAND W. GIBSON

CLEVELAND W. GIBSON — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:27:01 +0000

I thought the article filled in lots of gaps a Newbie might wonder about and even quit writing. It is a possibility. What I’ve noticed is lots of literary agents don’t respond with a rejection slip. Time is always something we can save especially if literary agents have an auto response system to deal with submissions. No news stays bad news but a reply can breed hope that is eternal. What might it take to take an auto-reply system to heart? A Big Question needing a Big answer.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:11:33 +0000

In reply to Sonia Frontera.

Thanks, Sonia! Amy’s the best, isn’t she?

Sandy

By: Sonia Frontera

Sonia Frontera — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:02:53 +0000

Thanks for this excellent post. Getting the inside scoop will be very helpful to aspiring authors and I will be sharing this widely. Love to see my favorite two people in publishing!