Leigh Royals » pros and cons http://leighroyals.com the Heart in History Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:57:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pros and Cons for my agent list http://leighroyals.com/2009/10/11/pros-and-cons-for-my-agent-list/ http://leighroyals.com/2009/10/11/pros-and-cons-for-my-agent-list/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:13:19 +0000 Leigh http://leighroyals.com/?p=102 Agent #1 Pro’s: Over 25 years experience

Clients on NYTBS

Very well respected.

Writer and agent.

Has spoken at conferences. Quite knowledgable.

Con’s:    Doesn’t cover romance.

Agent #2: Pro’s:  Young and eager.

She “is” the market.

Represents a wide variety of romance, one of my favorite authors included.

Will advise clients against a deal if it suits them better.

Con’s: Says my genre is running out of fresh stories (did I read that right?)

Agent #3: Pro’s:  Has a sense of humor, wry cutting wit.

strong editor and copyrighter

Con’s: New to the agenting world

Agent #4:  Pro’s: AAR member

Con’s: doesn’t take unsolicited queries. (Per P&E)

So, the search continues….

Sometimes I wonder if I should even bother with an agent yet….

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