Did you send your agent a thank-you?
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What does QFT mean? (Sorry, I'm not a big texter)
Oh... and I would absolutely send my agent something if he helped me publish my book. Heck, I'll probably send him a Christmas card/gift too (with or without publication). He is awesome!
Oh... and I would absolutely send my agent something if he helped me publish my book. Heck, I'll probably send him a Christmas card/gift too (with or without publication). He is awesome!
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It means Quoted For Truth. I used to think it meant something else though, which I'm not repeating here
THANK YOU!
I don't see anything wrong with sending a Christmas card and I think anything else would come from the type of working relationship you have.
Actually we have employee appreciation day which means a dessert and coffee thingie for all staff. Our manager has also bought pizza for us out of her own pocket, just to say she appreciated us. At my work it varies from nursing unit to nursing unit but most of the managers(bosses) do things like this for their staff.
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In answer to the OP, you bet! I promised my agent a batch of my Killer Brownies when he sold me. (Said brownies have been held for ransom, their arrival announced over the school's PA system, and people have gotten on their knees and begged for them. So I thoght they'd be a good thank-you gift.)
I told him when they'd arrive, so they wouldn't languish in the delivery box. I also sent some to my editor.
Of course my agent's making 15% of the sale. Without him, the sale would never have happened. I'm more a gift than card person, thus the brownies.
Everyone likes to be thanked, yes? My bosses thank me when I come through for them. Sure they pay me, but the thanks are very nice.
In answer to the OP, you bet! I promised my agent a batch of my Killer Brownies when he sold me. (Said brownies have been held for ransom, their arrival announced over the school's PA system, and people have gotten on their knees and begged for them. So I thoght they'd be a good thank-you gift.
)I told him when they'd arrive, so they wouldn't languish in the delivery box. I also sent some to my editor.
Of course my agent's making 15% of the sale. Without him, the sale would never have happened. I'm more a gift than card person, thus the brownies.
Everyone likes to be thanked, yes? My bosses thank me when I come through for them. Sure they pay me, but the thanks are very nice.
I am so delighted to have all these responses! People tell me that I go overboard when it comes to gifts, so I just wanted to get a range from everybody. I’ve never had an agent before and even though I’ve done research, everything’s still new and unexpected to me. I didn’t want to seem amateurish. I just didn’t want my agent to look at her gift and say “what the..?” I didn’t know what would be appropriate. But there are a lot of good ideas here. Thank you.
Yes. I felt stupid posting this question. No matter what, I would send something but my friend was so insistent. She was making me feel as if I was in the wrong. Now I feel silly. I can’t believe I asked a question about gifts! But now I know I can send something spectacular. Thanks, guys. I really like this forum. People always respond and they’re always helpful.
When my book sells, I'll definitely do something nice for my rad agent. She's already busted her ass to whip my book into shape, and that is deserving of at least a Starbucks card.
The fact that I just called her "rad" probably merits an additional $5.00 on the card balance. What 80s timewarp did Libbie come from, I hear you asking yourselves.
The fact that I just called her "rad" probably merits an additional $5.00 on the card balance. What 80s timewarp did Libbie come from, I hear you asking yourselves.