Agent Blogs

Moon Daughter · Jan 2, 2008

I am completely addicted to agent blogs, and thankfully, they have returned after the holiday break. I particularly love blogs like BookEnds and Nathan Bransford. Their blogs are helpful tools for writers because you know what they want and they even give lots of amazing tips.

So I guess my questions are:

1.) Are you obsessed with checking agent blogs?

2.) Do you have a favorite?

geardrops · Jan 2, 2008

I think I can speak for everyone when I say: I miss Miss Snark.

PeeDee · Jan 2, 2008

I read 'em the same as I read most any blog: if it's well-written and holds my interest. I'm afraid I read neither agent, editor, publisher, or author blog looking for The Big Secrets, or even an insight of any sort. I just read them for pleasure.

I can't think of any agent blogs I read. I've been reading Neil Gaiman's for ages, but he's not an agent. And I read Ellen Datlow's, but she's not an agent either. So I'm not any help, am I?

ishtar'sgate · Jan 2, 2008

Nathan Bransford's blog is my favorite. He's so funny. I just have to make sure I'm not drinking anything hot when I read some of his blogs. Hot coffee shot out the nose really stings. I also enjoy Kristin Nelson's blog. She doesn't have Nathan's funny bone but she's one savvy lady.
Linnea

Moon Daughter · Jan 2, 2008

ishtar'sgate said:
Nathan Bransford's blog is my favorite. He's so funny. I just have to make sure I'm not drinking anything hot when I read some of his blogs. Hot coffee shot out the nose really stings. I also enjoy Kristin Nelson's blog. She doesn't have Nathan's funny bone but she's one savvy lady.
Linnea

I think it's kind of cool that he likes The Hills (or at least that's what I deduce from reading his blog) and incorporates it into his posts.

ChaosTitan · Jan 2, 2008

I'm not obsessed (my reading habits vary from every day to once a week), but I do regularly follow Kristin Nelson and the BookEnds Agency blogs. And Rachel Vater when she actually updates it.

melaniehoo · Jan 2, 2008

Moon Daughter said:
I am completely addicted to agent blogs, and thankfully, they have returned after the holiday break. I particularly love blogs like BookEnds and Nathan Bransford. Their blogs are helpful tools for writers because you know what they want and they even give lots of amazing tips.

So I guess my questions are:

1.) Are you obsessed with checking agent blogs?

2.) Do you have a favorite?

Those are the first two I check every day & I'm going through Nathan withdrawal. There's a few others I read here & there, but those are my two favorites. The pitch critiques on BookEnds have been priceless.

tammieofmi · Jan 2, 2008

Every morning it's Nathans blog, Kristen's and bookends. The last 2 were found prior to querying them and even though I was politely rejected I still find I just can't get into the writing until I've swung in to see what's up.

Yeah I miss Miss Snark to.

melaniehoo · Jan 2, 2008

fyi - Nathan has FINALLY posted.

NightMaster · Jan 2, 2008

Sounds interesting, and if you'll excuse my ignorance... do you have links to the blogs?

IHeartWriting · Jan 2, 2008

LOL - Since it's what I blogged about today, I'd have to say "YES!"

I'm a big fan of BookEnds and PubRants, but read most everyone's when they're updated.

I miss Nadia Cornier....

melaniehoo · Jan 2, 2008

NightMaster said:
Sounds interesting, and if you'll excuse my ignorance... do you have links to the blogs?

http://www.nathanbransford.blogspot.com/
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/

These are the two I mentioned...

Moon Daughter · Jan 2, 2008

Here are some other great links...

Kristin Nelson: http://pubrants.blogspot.com/
Rachel Vater: http://raleva31.livejournal.com/
Janet Reid: http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/

Shadow_Ferret · Jan 2, 2008

I read agent blogs until they reject me. So every day the number ofagent blogs I read grows smaller and smaller and smaller.

dempsey said:
I think I can speak for everyone when I say: I miss Miss Snark.

No, you can't speak for everyone.

Moon Daughter · Jan 2, 2008

Shadow_Ferret said:
No, you can't speak for everyone.

How about most people?

Shadow_Ferret · Jan 2, 2008

Moon Daughter said:
How about most people?

Not sure what the number is. He can speak for those who agree with him.

MidnightMuse · Jan 2, 2008

I find agent blogs only marginally helpful - since most of the agents who blog regularly rep only romance (or so it seems sometimes). But I enjoy the occasional author's blog. Thanks to Pete, I'm becoming a regular visitor of Neil Gaiman's blog. I wish some dead authors I loved had blogs.

That would be creepy, seeing as how they're dead, but interesting nevertheless.

Moon Daughter · Jan 2, 2008

Here's a thread with a long list of agent blogs.

Harper K · Jan 2, 2008

IHeartWriting said:
LOL - Since it's what I blogged about today, I'd have to say "YES!"

I'm a big fan of BookEnds and PubRants, but read most everyone's when they're updated.

I miss Nadia Cornier....

Nadia's back at a different address. I just found her again last week and I was thrilled!

http://agentobvious.livejournal.com

IHeartWriting · Jan 2, 2008

Thanks so much Satori!

geardrops · Jan 2, 2008

Shadow_Ferret said:
He can speak for those who agree with him.

I can't argue against this logic.

Thomma Lyn · Jan 2, 2008

I used to read agent blogs a lot (I was addicted to Miss Snark's), not so much now. I still check some of them from time to time.

Thanks for the recommendation of Nathan Bransford's blog -- that's a (comparatively) new one, and glancing through it just now, I am intrigued.

ishtar'sgate · Jan 2, 2008

tammieofmi said:
Every morning it's Nathans blog, Kristen's and bookends. The last 2 were found prior to querying them and even though I was politely rejected I still find I just can't get into the writing until I've swung in to see what's up.

Yeah I miss Miss Snark to.

I have a nice little personal rejection letter from 2001 signed by Jessica Faust (BookEnds), complete with suggestions. Apparently she doesn't have time for those anymore so maybe I should frame it.

Linnea

johnzakour · Jan 2, 2008

MidnightMuse said:
I wish some dead authors I loved had blogs.

I wouldn't rule out Douglas Adams figuring out a way to do it!

tammieofmi · Jan 2, 2008

List getting smaller and smaller if you only read those who you query and get rejected by - I hear ya but you should stick it out - usually there is some information to be gained be it about the genre and or business.

I disagree that it's mostly romance agents that blog.

I read Nathans and while he looks at women's fiction - it isn't what he's known for representing. Again, look past some of that and you can usually get good info about the business in general.

As for author blogs I do usually seek out those who are represented by an agent or have worked with an editor I'm interested in. I just do it to see if I can gain a little tidbit of info. It's just another step (like google) in checking out an agent or editor.

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