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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Yes, sometimes agents drive agents crazy!
Poaching occurs when an agent knows an author is represented by another agent and attempts to “steal” that client …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
I won’t claim this for every agent, but I know that Books & Such agents try very hard to communicate well with our clients and to respond to emails in an efficient way. We care deeply about …
Blogger: Rachel Kent
When I decide to offer representation to an author, many factors go into making that decision, but the author’s personality is a huge part of it. I want to work with someone who will be a good …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
When an author and an agent agree to work together as a team, neither party envisions the relationship ever ending. But sometimes the dynamic just isn’t working for either or both individuals.
Here are a few …
How to Kill Your Agent Relationship without Really TryingRead More
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Yesterday I wrote about a client who engaged in magical thinking when it came to creating a proposal. She thought she could dash off some vaguely formed …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my last post, I wrote about a time one of my clients assumed the role of “bad client.” Today I want to commend one of my …
Dream Team Conquers Problem: Author and Agent Working TogetherRead More
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I read agents’ blogs, tweets and Facebook comments, I’ve been wondering if we’re a bunch of prima donnas. You might have noticed that we’ll often utter …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Winging my way to Atlanta for the International Christian Retailers Show
Agents seldom kill careers in blatant ways, with witnesses watching while the deed is committed before their very eyes. Writing deaths usually are slow …
How an Agent Can Kill Your Career: Death by a Thousand CutsRead More
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The concept is straightforward: If your agent isn’t working for you, then your agent is killing your career in the saddest way possible, through neglect.
An agent …
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Home for the Fourth
While we agents like to think of ourselves as career-makers, unfortunately, we can also be career-killers. I’ll explore that concept this week; I hope the postswill alert you to ways that …
How an Agent Can Kill Your Career: Involuntary Manslaughter, Part 1Read More
