I certainly do, but I never list them so everyone knows. I’m not foolish enough to think authors aren’t submitting to more than one agent or editor at a time. Did the writer think I would immediately jump on the material, worried someone would beat me out of a bestseller? Really? I took a moment and tried to figure out what their reasoning might be. Someone sent me one yesterday addressed to at least 50 other agents. I’m talking about listing them in the header of your query. We usually toss those without even reading the subject line. Number one on my list of things never to do, is to address a query to 30 or 40 agents or editors at the same time. In case you do decide to contact an agent at any time, I want to share a few thoughts with you. This is true only if you hit the big time.
But remember the old adage attributed to Abe Lincoln:” A man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.” The same might be said of a successful author who acts as his own agent.
If so, you might reconsider and take a second look at what an agency can do for you that you cannot.Īre you an expert at dealing with contracts? Can you recognize all the little tricks of the trade? If so, stick to your guns. So why am I writing this advice piece?īecause once you succeed in selling and marketing your work, you may get dream offers. There’s a lot of that going on lately in the self-publishing world, and I champion it. First of all, I realize that many writers today want to bypass agencies.
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