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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?
 

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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?
 

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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.
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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.
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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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

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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....
 

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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.
 

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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. :)
 

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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
 

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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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