tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post8699075142384130484..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Why is it so hard to find an agent?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2870005618055262722013-10-07T09:29:26.587-05:002013-10-07T09:29:26.587-05:00I found my agent as a combination of referral and ...I found my agent as a combination of referral and a conference. An author friend told his agent about me, and she asked to see a proposal for my latest project. At the ACFW national conference, she and I happened to strike up a conversation between workshops and she asked what other stories I have. When she learned I also have a completed suspense novel, she asked to see that too. Before long, she offered a contract to rep me! This is no guarantee my manuscripts will sell, but I see it as a huge boost!Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11106636665982439112013-09-26T20:24:50.515-05:002013-09-26T20:24:50.515-05:00Hmm. Yeah, query letters are probably second best....Hmm. Yeah, query letters are probably second best.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77016683424293339672013-09-26T20:12:36.678-05:002013-09-26T20:12:36.678-05:00Thank you so much for posting this, Stephanie! I&#...Thank you so much for posting this, Stephanie! I'll probably be referring to this often :)Hannah Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113296657540921039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10995414589303858702013-09-26T17:37:47.664-05:002013-09-26T17:37:47.664-05:00That's great!!
You're almost one step clo...That's great!! <br />You're almost one step closer to publication. I hope the agent accepts your book. <br />Now go and get that book published!! And don't give up. Publishing is a bumpy road (so I hear), but it's well worth it. <br /><br />Congratulations!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58981694116178102692013-09-26T13:53:39.110-05:002013-09-26T13:53:39.110-05:00That's really common, Alice, so don't let ...That's really common, Alice, so don't let it bother you. You just have to press on!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91753072608562650142013-09-26T13:50:23.895-05:002013-09-26T13:50:23.895-05:00I got my first agent through queries, yes. I don&#...I got my first agent through queries, yes. I don't recommend it. There is something important about meeting a person face-to-face, seeing what kind of a person they're like, letting them meet you. You can't tell that stuff through email alone. But yes, I had sent out multiple query letters, and one of those led to him offering to represent me. It was not a good fit later on because I hadn't really done my homework on him. I was just so excited that someone wanted to be my agent. But at the time he didn't have the contacts to pitch my book. And when I finally did meet him, he was a very nice man, but it felt wrong. I didn't "get" him and he didn't "get" me. I think that's really important in an author-agent relationship. Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69722126219444992432013-09-26T11:24:10.851-05:002013-09-26T11:24:10.851-05:00Congratulations, Alyson! You must let us know when...Congratulations, Alyson! You must let us know when that book gets published. And I think as definitely sounds interested :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88679204427060722562013-09-26T10:17:00.543-05:002013-09-26T10:17:00.543-05:00Thank you so much for this post! I've been loo...Thank you so much for this post! I've been looking for an agent for months now, and I've gotten so many rejection letters. I will definitely keep trying and I will take on board this advice.<br /><br />www.alicekouzmenkowriting.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450748262991587797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90736031975021001172013-09-26T10:01:32.614-05:002013-09-26T10:01:32.614-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarah Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244256396217402116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63690669562236309522013-09-26T09:54:48.476-05:002013-09-26T09:54:48.476-05:00I am excited too!
Stephanie, you were the first p...I am excited too! <br />Stephanie, you were the first person ever to read my writing and now I'm hopefully on the right track for publication. It's pretty awesome to go to a writer's conference and be used as an example in the class on being professional. Go Teen Writers has brought me from a preteen who didn't have the patience to write a 100 word prompt to a teen who's on her third book and confident enough to tell people about them. Thanks : )Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56327382236255960222013-09-26T09:40:38.679-05:002013-09-26T09:40:38.679-05:00I agree, Alyson. That's super exciting!I agree, Alyson. That's super exciting! Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58963503353891221762013-09-26T09:35:52.398-05:002013-09-26T09:35:52.398-05:00Storing up all this wonderful info for later...:)Storing up all this wonderful info for later...:)Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78845889466166621322013-09-26T09:34:27.794-05:002013-09-26T09:34:27.794-05:00That's AWESOME, Alyson! :) Congrats!That's AWESOME, Alyson! :) Congrats!Amanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49549665400816182562013-09-26T09:26:35.633-05:002013-09-26T09:26:35.633-05:00okay : ) I've done tons of research, but no ar...okay : ) I've done tons of research, but no articles get past the conference haha. I met an agent, she asked for my first three chapters, then asked for the whole thing, and she just asked for some edits before she looks at it again. I'm still learning, but to me I don't see an agent going to all this trouble if she's not at least semi interested. Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34807058170392979902013-09-26T09:14:09.709-05:002013-09-26T09:14:09.709-05:00Thanks for the post! This is very helpful.Thanks for the post! This is very helpful.Samuel Deckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117949231936267303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83050887060752444802013-09-26T08:58:35.224-05:002013-09-26T08:58:35.224-05:00Great post! Though I always feel a tat sad when Wr...Great post! Though I always feel a tat sad when Writing Conferences seem like THE place to quiry, seeing that most conferences (I'm aware of at least) are always outside of Europe. Would you then say that query letters would be the best second option?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317792300616098592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60001587528577698092013-09-26T08:28:54.565-05:002013-09-26T08:28:54.565-05:00Thanks for a wonderful post, Stephanie! Always go...Thanks for a wonderful post, Stephanie! Always good to have a brush up on publishing knowledge.<br />~Sarah Faulkner<br /><br />www.inklinedwriters.blogspot.comSarah Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244256396217402116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4965231409559263502013-09-26T08:19:51.407-05:002013-09-26T08:19:51.407-05:00It took about a month to hear from her. She had to...It took about a month to hear from her. She had to weed through all the stuff she had brought home from conference. Then I sent in my stuff to her and waited. It was about six months, but that's partially because she asked for some edits. <br /><br />The second time I signed with an agent, it was a referral, and it took a month or six weeks. Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86913470032738402092013-09-26T07:22:20.683-05:002013-09-26T07:22:20.683-05:00How long did it take from when you met your agent ...How long did it take from when you met your agent at the conference to when you signed?Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48732724809299347362013-09-26T06:18:56.430-05:002013-09-26T06:18:56.430-05:00Oh. So that's why they might not take you on. ...Oh. So that's why they might not take you on. Thanks for explaining this. :D I only knew that they might not take you on if they didn't like your book. Didn't Jill get an agent through queries? I wouldn't be able to go to many conferences whiles I'm in America, but hopefully I can get in on a few! :) and eeeeeek! Sorry. I cant wait to see Monday's post! (Which u suppose is the time you will be posting more on agents...)TW Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213969076030457918noreply@blogger.com