Agents Who Are Also Writers

AnneMarble · Apr 24, 2006

Has anyone read Miss Snark's rant about agents who are also writers? I was wondering what the general opinions were about this.

Also, years ago, at a writer's conference, I heard about a local writing group -- all romance writers who were trying to get published. They were having a hard time approaching publishers who didn't want to see unagented manuscripts. So eventually, they decided to set up one of the members of the group as a literary agency. And unbelievably, it worked. Not only that, but she eventually became a literary agent. Does anyone know what agency this is, or any of the other details behind the acount?

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Warning: Not that I would recommend doing this yourself because becoming a legitimate literary agent without know the field as an insider is extremely hard!!!

Dark Sim · Apr 24, 2006

I suppose it could work well for business, but couldn't such "agents" end up guilty of nepotism? Wouldn't they automatically favour their own writing over someone else's (I assume they would still have to represent others in order to truly be a legitimate agency)? Imagine the situation: Funnily enough, it just so happens that some of the few authors they are enthusiastic about and agree to represent are themselves.

Queen Bee · Apr 24, 2006

The head agent at the Knight agency is a recent published author. And no, not nepotism. She has an agent herself!

aadams73 · Apr 24, 2006

Ditto Evan Marshall, who is both an excellent agent and a writer of neat cozy mysteries(his main character is a literary agent)

Jaws · Apr 25, 2006

A fair number of agents who have had associations with Scott Meredith in their misspent youths have also written novels of their own (sometimes ghosted)Richard Curtis and Don Maass come to mind immediately. Don in particular has an excellent grasp of what makes commercial fiction work.

Agents Who Are Also Writers

AnneMarble

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Jaws

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