June 2009
11 posts
This how I expected literary agents to be:
http://www.felicitybryan.com/index.htm
I like this website- if I could hand out an award I would
Decisions
It is crazy how the new week rolls round and I am back at my desk with a hangover, trying to draw up my battle plan for the week ahead. Which to be fair is quite easy, back on the treadmill of research, letter writing and posting. This week if all goes to plan I will move onto the ‘c’ section of the agents list- gripping.
However, while all this is going on, I have still been working hard on my...
It wasn’t really until I saw a publishing agent being interviewed on BBC this morning about being recently unemployed (a felt a tiny twinge of malicious glee- I am sure this doesn’t really make me an evil person) that I considered the impact the recession might be having on publishers. I did a little digging and found well yes, unsurprisingly, it has been having the effect that it would do on any...
Following on from yesterday’s little rant and about the inflexible and old fashioned publishing world, here is a little pertinent update. The last two agents I submitted to (Jenny Brown Associates/ Brandon and Associates) both have new policies (new for 2009!) preferring to receive submissions by email. Is this just good fortune or indicative of a gradual culture change?
I prefer sending...
Summary- for those it may concern
Aitken Alexander- wrote to April 09 - Reject
Ampersand- Email June 09- Reject
Author Literary Agents- Wrote 6 June 09- Awaiting
Darley Anderson- Wrote to April 09- Reject
Diane Banks- Email May 09- Reject
LBA- Wrote to March 09- Reject
Michael Berenti- Wrote to June 09- Awaiting
Brandon and Associates- Email 16 June 09- Awaiting
Jenny Brown Associates- Will send to day
Another rejection popped into my inbox this morning. Aim to send two more out today- the law of averages will prevail!
Thank you for sending us this material, which we have now considered. Unfortunately the sheer volume of submissions we receive means we have to make summary judgements, and I regret to say that we don’t think it is suitable for us.
Apologies for this brief and impersonal...
If you are following this blog and want something else to read check this out- very funny:
http://steadybird.blogspot.com/
Sorry for the recent hiatus. The trouble writing a blog about trying to get published is that most of the time you are just waiting around for a response, holding onto a vague hope. When the rejection slip does come there are no pointers as to whether it was actually read or if you are just wasting your time, if you are the literary equivalent of a delusional X factor reject.
I am not sure if...
…busting makes me feel good
Worn down by the depressing analysis on newsnight, I was flicking through the channels wanting to find something to cheer me up, and I alighted on Ghostbusters- possibly the best film ever made.
Maybe writers are missing a trick here- it must be the greatest achievement to make something that brings such joy to the world…
Been having a rather unfocused these past few weeks. I blame the sun- no wonder the Russians were so great at writing, no distractions! Have decided to have a renewed push at the publishers. After starting off by pledging only to send my work to one or two publishers at a time, I have now decided to send them off more regularly. This week has been a regular Blitzkreig with 3 in the post already...