STATUS: Happy Jig. Rules of Attraction on NYT for third week in a row.What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? DELICATE by Damien Rice It goes in spats but invariably once a month, I get a lovely invitation from a writer to Link In or join as a… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: I got one major contract off my desk and on to somebody else’s at the publishing house. Always a great feeling. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? SOMETIMES YOU CAN’T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN by U2 Yesterday I was explaining that agents don’t often have… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: Just another manic Monday.What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? RED RIVER VALLEY by Frank Macchia and Tierney SuttonThis weekend was an interesting one for me. I read our slush pile for the first time in several years. Grin. What do I mean by that? Well, I… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: TGIF! Here in Denver, it can decide whether it wants to be sunshiney or snow. I’m being serious… What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? SAILING by Christopher Cross When I first started my agency, feels like eons ago now, I remember how hard it was to… MORE
24 CommentsHot Commodity
by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: This week is all about royalty statements reviews. Getting reconciliation to prints, following up with questions, fixing errors spotted. The usual. What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? OPPORTUNITIES by Pet Shop BoysI’m sure that those of you who have struggled to find an agent as of… MORE
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