http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-710 More About Agents at SF Novelists Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:14:03 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-710 [...] other day, Alma blogged about getting and keeping an agent. I’d like to add one thing–a caveat, really: when [...] [...] other day, Alma blogged about getting and keeping an agent. I’d like to add one thing–a caveat, really: when [...]

]]> http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-638 David Louis Edelman Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:31:58 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-638 I second Kelly. Great post. One thing that I think needs to be added to the "getting an agent" section is, Make sure you keep an eye on the "Preditors and Editors" website for scam agents who are just out to bleed you dry through upfront editing fees. I got approached by one of them and almost fell for it. I second Kelly. Great post. One thing that I think needs to be added to the “getting an agent” section is, Make sure you keep an eye on the “Preditors and Editors” website for scam agents who are just out to bleed you dry through upfront editing fees. I got approached by one of them and almost fell for it.

]]> http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-635 Kelly McCullough Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:34:58 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-635 Very smart post, Alma. I linked it from Wyrdsmiths. Very smart post, Alma. I linked it from Wyrdsmiths.

]]> http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-632 Marcella Glenn Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:04:57 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/10/05/the-mutual-care-and-feeding-of-authors-and-agents/#comment-632 I had two agents that just wanted money, in my opinion. I searched for a publisher on my own, found one. My novel, Grave Street House, is for sale at thedigitalword. com. I had two agents that just wanted money, in my opinion.
I searched for a publisher on my own, found one. My
novel, Grave Street House, is for sale at thedigitalword.
com.

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