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it seems people DO need to hear this:
if you’re advertising yourself as a brand new agency, saying you have 10 or 20 years of “experience in the publishing industry” is misleading/bad faith if your only experience is being a published author…
if you’re advertising yourself as a brand new agency, saying you have 10 or 20 years of “experience in the publishing industry” is misleading/bad faith if your only experience is being a published author…
imo that is not the kind of relevant publishing experience an agent needs in order to do their job effectively/ethically. there’s a lot more to this job than what an author might see from their side of the relationship.
there's a brand new agency on the block and i tried to tweet them to ask about their experience and i've been ignored. which seems... fishy.
so i'm just saying: authors, when you see an unfamiliar agency crop up, look for specificity in background.
so i'm just saying: authors, when you see an unfamiliar agency crop up, look for specificity in background.
if the agents don’t work for an established agency or among agents with quality, relevant experience (and never have), then consider what qualifies them to be a good representative for you.
anyway this isn't just about one agency, but if anyone can vouch for the agents at @BirchLiterary lmk. i tried to ask them directly but they haven't responded. 
