STATUS: I worked on outstanding issues on two contracts, did a phone conference with an author and my film co-agent, touched base with my marketing director on two outstanding issues from last Friday and answered 118 emails. Maybe tomorrow I can actual tackle my To Do list for the day.
What’s playing on the iPod right now? THE MUMMER’S DANCE by Loreena McKennitt
At the end of each day, I do try and catch up with what is going on in the blog world. I like knowing about what other agents and editors are writing about.
So that was what I was doing when I stumbled upon this entry by Editorial Anonymous. I avidly read the entry and looked at the comments. Only 20 people responded? Unbelievable. I get comments like this every day on my blog and here we have an editor answering some key questions such as:
Q1. Given these recessionary times, are nervous publishers holding back on making decisions to take on a book?
You bet I’m reading that with interest.
Q3. As agents go, do publishers give them a pecking order, and so my agent may be lower in the pecking order?
Inquiring minds what to know!
Q7. Do you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing that I’ve yet to receive a response?
So I obviously need to point out this revealing entry. On submission right now, get ye over there and read Give Me Your Tired, Your Confused, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Know What the **** Is Going On
And if you’re not at that stage and wondered about these Qs, you’ll also want to check it out.
Q8. From roughly what proportion of partial submissions do you then request the full?
Q9. Of those fulls you request, what proportion of manuscripts would actually be acquired?
Q10. Are you more likely to request a full if you met the author and got on reasonably well with them at a conference or workshop, or would that have no bearing whatsoever on your decision?
Q11. Or if the author had already been published, would that be more persuasive?
I know that I read that post, but didn’t comment. I feel enriched by so many posts like the one pointed out at EA, as well as the information you provide, but since I feel I can’t further the discussion (and can only say thank you so many times before I worry I’ll sound like a robot), I don’t comment often.
Lurker McGee, right here. 🙂
On that note, it’s wonderful knowing what important topics catch your eye as an agent.
One comment? Did I cross over into a parallel universe?
Anyway, thanks for the link. Very useful info.
I second everything M. Dunham wrote.
I’m surprised there were only 20 comments, though.
118 emails, holy cow.
Thank you so much for the link. I am currently in the submission waiting stage as well, and it’s comforting to know I’m not alone…
Thanks for the links!
I don’t know how I missed this! I love and follow EA, too :).
Thank you, Kristin!
881 and counting!
I didn’t comment on the post, but I certainly read it. I check that blog every weekday. If I had something intelligent to add to the conversation, I would, but I think the anonymous editor said it all.