#Agent

Molly Cusick

molly_cusick

As someone who's been both an editor & an agent, a #pubtip for agented authors contracted w/ a publisher: keep your agent cc'd on emails w/ your editor! You won't

Nick Huber

sweatystartup

How to buy a house in a hot market:Fire your buyers agent (or don’t get one). You’re at a disadvantage with a multi-offer scenario.Work directly with the seller agent. Make

R.B. Lemberg

RB_Lemberg

This whole thread. A bad agent, even an ok agent who is a bad agent for YOU, is worse than no agent.https://twitter.com/courtneymilan/status/1361016259614187520 It doesn't feel that way when you've never

Sheena Boekweg

SheenaBoekweg

I'm a little hesitant about this 'my agent is one of the good ones' energy on the tl. I really like my agent, but I don't want to be a

Squidwords Sami Ellis

themoosef

Quick thread on agent relationships for anyone who has not had a professional relationship before. When you get an agent, you must be treated (and treat them) with professional respect

Gigi Griffis (she/her)

gigigriffis

Okay, #PitchWars, going to add a few things to my thread from yesterday. Let's talk about agent red flags.https://twitter.com/gigigriffis/status/1352251262419562497 First, a word about new agents: New agents can be fantastic!

Dan Kaszeta

DanKaszeta

OK. Some definitions. Practically daily I run up against people who misuse the phrase "nerve agents." Mostly, this is out of ignorance. Occasionally it is out of malice. Nerve agents

Julia Kardon

jlkardon

Something this weekend had led me to believe a lot of writers don't know much about how agents plan agent-submissions to editors, so I thought I would do a little

Kit Frick

kitfrick

Adding to the larger agent conversation, some advice I sent my Pitch Wars mentee today regarding agent research. This isn't about "schmagents" or bad actors, but more broadly about considering

Dahlia Adler

MissDahlELama

I thanked someone today for hitting me at the right time with the right words regarding career changes, so I'm gonna throw some words out too: We talk about how

Laura E. Weymouth

lauraeweymouth

I know all the stuff about bad agents can be really scary and intimidating if you're a querying writer and have never had representation before, but there *are* some really

Alyssa Jennette is closed to queries!

AlyssaJennette

There's one aspect of agent (and author) behavior I haven't seen discussed in the course of, well, ever. Fair warning: it's touchy.Let's talk about poaching. What is poaching? Poaching is

emptywheel

emptywheel

Sidney Powell is releasing documents that prove her ENTIRE YEAR LONG hoax was, in fact, a hoax. Every single document Sidney Powell just released made it clear that FBI interviewed

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")

KSonnack

If someone else is publicly declaring your agent wonderful and you are having a different experience, DM them. Ask them questions. You are agent-siblings and that person, if publicly expressing,

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

Re: LRT and the general conversation about agents these days. I’ve sometimes talked to newbie authors who think that the adage “A bad agent is worse than no agent” is

Happy Holl-Zabé-s

ZREllor

THIS. Even for my requested fulls, I only offer rep on about 5%. A full request, most of the time, ends in disappointmenthttps://twitter.com/kingmanwrites/status/1291534345077813250 Honestly, one big reason for all the

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