tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post2390105266968386850..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Let's Do Lunch!Blue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-16731602833073870822007-08-16T12:53:00.000-04:002007-08-16T12:53:00.000-04:00Living all the way out here in Seattle, I've never...Living all the way out here in Seattle, I've never done lunch with an agent the way that being in New York I might. Sometimes I think this might be a gap in my editorial education--and that I might miss out on some good manuscripts coming my way from time to time. But there's nothing you can do about geography! I do try to connect with agents at shows, etc., but as you know, shows are crazy busy for everyone involved, so sometimes it's just a brief handshake and exchange of cards. But I think even that kind of networking, putting a face to a name, is great for helping an agent to think of us from time to time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-10542296728475313502007-08-14T09:55:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:55:00.000-04:00At times the agent/editor relationship can be a bi...At times the agent/editor relationship can be a bit adversarial, but overall, they're friendly. We both want the best for the author, in the end (although are also looking out for our company!).<BR/><BR/>Funny how you say boyfriends plural! Some agents I am quite friendly with--in fact, I would call them friends. Others we keep the relationship strictly professional. But yes, we'll often talk about our personal lives.alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-78166367438324004132007-08-14T02:17:00.000-04:002007-08-14T02:17:00.000-04:00Fascinating!Are most of your authors/illustrators ...Fascinating!<BR/><BR/>Are most of your authors/illustrators agented?<BR/><BR/>How do you describe your taste to an agent?<BR/><BR/>I have heard the agent/publishing house relationship described as adversarial (because they are trying to get the best deal for their clients). In contrast, from a recent posting on Alice's CWIM Blog: These agents also talked about why a writer should have an agent. Agents have relationships with editors that a writer can't possibly have. "We know about their boyfriends, we know about their relationships, we have lunch," said Shafer. "We know if they are cat people or dog people," said Adams.<BR/><BR/>Do the agents you lunch with know about your boyfriends? <BR/><BR/>Just curious,<BR/>KatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-25455247462364154362007-08-13T18:27:00.000-04:002007-08-13T18:27:00.000-04:00I do know some editors who dread the lunch, but I ...I do know some editors who dread the lunch, but I never understood it either! <BR/><BR/>And I highly recommend lunch with Alvina.Nathan Bransfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938449789819847825noreply@blogger.com