Sandra1950
I've had a request for a manuscript from the Bookworm Literary Agency...has anyone heard anything about them. I found them at the "anotherrealm" site, but can't find anything about them on the web. Do they have a website?
The way to look at agents is this: they have to be good enough to be put on your list, not proven bad enough to cross off it.Sandra1950 said:I've had a strange feeling about Bookworm. If they don't have a website, it's hard to know anything about the company...
What's important about this paragraph (and I suspect this is why Dave posted it in its entirety) isn't what it says about the agency's practices and procedures, but that it's barely literate. It's poorly written, and there are spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. It also refers to "the usual and customary 10%" commission, when in fact, "usual and customary" for book agents is 15%. Do you want an agent who can't write decent English and isn't aware of the going commission rate?JerseyGirl1962 said:As for Bookworm, couldn't find much on them, either. The most I found was something on Preditors and Editors:
http://invirtuo.cc/prededitors/pealb.htm
Just scroll down the page. There's a paragraph on what they're looking for, which is nice, and also that they don't charge fees, blah, blah, blah.
Last I heard, Kay McCauley (Kirby McCauley's sister, business partner, and fellow agent) was still charging 10%, for old clients at least, and she's as legitimate as they come. Jane Lindskold and George R. R. Martin are both her clients, as are many others. She's a darned good agent.victoriastrauss said:What's important about this paragraph (and I suspect this is why Dave posted it in its entirety) isn't what it says about the agency's practices and procedures, but that it's barely literate. It's poorly written, and there are spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. It also refers to "the usual and customary 10%" commission, when in fact, "usual and customary" for book agents is 15%. Do you want an agent who can't write decent English and isn't aware of the going commission rate?
Sandra1950 said:I found them at the "anotherrealm" site, but can't find anything about them on the web.
Flipshot said:i dont know about suzanne although it is interesting to learn these little things. but i do have a contract with bookworm. they have represented me for six months now. i have been really happy and cant complain. they have never charged me any money and always done a good job. they havent even charged for mailing. they call personally. i thought the post office box was a little strange at the start but then i found out that it was just a mailing address. i think they are in nyc. they really have done great by me though. i hope this helps some.
cara
Flipshot said:i dont know about suzanne although it is interesting to learn these little things. but i do have a contract with bookworm. they have represented me for six months now. i have been really happy and cant complain. they have never charged me any money and always done a good job. they havent even charged for mailing. they call personally. i thought the post office box was a little strange at the start but then i found out that it was just a mailing address. i think they are in nyc. they really have done great by me though. i hope this helps some.
cara